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Griffins Edge Knights In Another Shootout, 4-3

December 1, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release


Omaha, NE - The Grand Rapids Griffins erased a two-goal deficit in the third period and then went on to outlast the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in a shootout, winning 4-3 on Thursday night at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. It was the Knights' second straight shootout loss.

The Griffins came in as the second most potent team in the AHL and scored just 4:09 into the game when Darryl Bootland snapped a shot over the shoulder of Brent Krahn.

But the Knights hung with the Griffins, staying within a goal until midway through the second period. With Tomi Maki in the penalty box, Dave Moss stole the puck at center ice and walked in for a bad-angle shot that ricocheted back to Warren Peters who scored his fourth goal of the year to tie the game at one. It was the Knights' second shorthanded goal of the year.

Just after Maki's penalty expired, Peters forced a turnover, walked down the right wing and beat goalie Drew MacIntyre through the five-hole for his second goal in a span of 1:37.

The scoring outburst continued with a later powerplay. Cam Severson found an opening and snapped a shot past MacIntyre to put the Knights up 3-1 after two periods.

The Griffins offense came to life with startling speed in the third. Donald MacLean scored a pair of goals just 27 seconds apart midway through the stanza, both assisted by Matt Ellis, to tie the game at three.

The Knights had the best chances to win in overtime, but MacIntyre stoned Eric Nystrom on a rush up the left wing and then lucked out when a shot by Mark Giordano hit the post in the last minute and a half.

Tomas Kopecky then scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of the shootout before Carsen Germyn was turned back on the Knights' final try. Krahn took the loss in goal in spite of another strong night. He made 29 saves but fell to 7-5-4.

The Knights are now 10-8-0-5. All six of their shootouts (one win, five losses) have come at the Civic. The Knights host the Iowa Stars on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in the middle game of the three-in-three weekend.

Tickets for all home games are on sale at the Civic Auditorium box office, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on Sunday from noon through game time and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets may be purchased by calling 422-1212 or at Ticketmaster.com.

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