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Gladiators Beat Titans 4-1

January 29, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Gwinnett Gladiators moved into sole possession of first place in the ECHL's Eastern Conference with a 4-1 win over the Trenton Titans on Sunday afternoon at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

The Gladiators jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period. Pat Galivan opened the scoring with his 17th goal of the season whacking the puck past Brad Phillips from point blank range 2:29 into the first period. Dallas Jackson and Nikita Kashirsky collected the assists on the goal for Gwinnett. With the assist, Kashirsky extend his point scoring streak to eight consecutive games.

Galivan's 18th goal of the season gave Gwinnett a 2-0 lead 11:09 into the first period. Sliding into the slot all alone, Galivan took a pass out of the corner from Kashirsky and beat Phillips for the marker. The marker was Galivan's 50th as a Gladiator.

Trenton cut the Gladiators lead in half with a shorthanded marker 70 seconds into the second period. Dustin Cameron picked up the goal for Trenton as he beat Joe Palmer over the shoulder to get Trenton on the board.

Cody Brookwell regained the momentum for Gwinnett late in the second period. Jumping into the play from his point position, Brookwell took a centering pass from Joey Haddad out of the corner and redirect the puck past Phillips for the goal. Andy Brandt also had an assist on the goal at 16:27 of the second period.

Chris Clackson's 9th goal of the season pushed Gwinnett's lead to 4-1 before the close of the second period. Tyler Murovich found a loose puck in the slot and ripped a quick shot that was deflected by Clackson past Phillips for the goal. David Brownschidle also had an assist on the goal with 2:16 left in the second period for Gwinnett.

The Gladiators return to action on Friday as they host the Greenville Road Warriors at 7:35 p.m. at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.

The Gladiators are the ECHL Affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres and the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League and are members of the ECHL, the Premier "AA" Hockey League and play all home games at the 11,355-seat Arena at Gwinnett Center, located just off I-85 on Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth.

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