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High-flying Eagles roll to five-game winning streak

November 12, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


After posting just one win in its first seven games this season, Colorado has responded in a big way, putting together a five-game winning streak over which the Eagles have outscored their opponents 35-9.

Last week, the Eagles swept a three-game home series against Utah, scoring at least six goals in each of the three games.

Colorado started the series with a bang, scoring 10 times in a 10-1 win on Wednesday, highlighted by a 4-for-7 performance on the power play. Trent Daavettila led the way with four points (1g-3a) while Riley Nelson scored three goals and Kyle Ostrow (3a) and Michael Forney (1g-2a) also contributed three points. Twelve of the Eagles' 16 skaters in the game notched at least one point, and all 16 skaters were at least a +1.

On Friday, the Eagles broke open a one-goal game with three third-period goals en route to a 6-3 win. Collin Bowman scored a pair of goals, and once again, Colorado's power play was on top of its game scoring three goals in seven opportunities.

The series concluded on Saturday with Colorado skating away with a 6-2 win. Jack Combs notched four points (1g-3a) and Chad Costello notched the Eagles' second hat trick in three games. Tyler Plante made his Colorado debut in goal and earned the win with 23 saves.

Colorado's offensive awakening over the last five games has moved the Eagles to top of the ECHL scoring chart, with an average of 4.67 goals per game, while the club ranks second on the power play at 29.6 percent (21-for-71).

Reigning ECHL Most Valuable Player Costello leads the league with 23 points (6g-17a) while Combs is second with 22 points (8g-14a). Forney is on top of the league with 10 goals, and his 33.3 percent shooting percentage (10-for-30) ranks second in the league. The Eagles also boast the top two players in the league's plus-minus rankings with Joey Sides on top at +12 and Jason Beatty second at +11.

The Eagles hit the road this week, playing at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

This week in ECHL history

As part of the ECHL's 25th anniversary, each week the League will take a look back at important moments in ECHL history.

Nov. 13, 1993 - The Nashville Knights set the ECHL record for most penalty minutes by one team in a game with 181 against Knoxville.

Nov. 15, 2011 - Elmira's Maxime Gratchev sets an ECHL record for the fastest goal to start a period, scoring four seconds into the start of the third period at Wheeling.

Divisions

Atlantic Division

- Darren Kramer has scored a goal in each of his first three games with Elmira.

- The Jackals conclude their six-game road trip on Wednesday.

- Elmira visits Reading on Wednesday and hosts Trenton on Friday and Saturday.

- Alex Berry has at least one point in seven of his last 10 games.

- Reading has won six straight games for the first time since December 2007.

- The Royals host Elmira on Wednesday and are at Cincinnati on Friday and Evansville on Sunday.

- Three of Stephen Schultz 's four goals have come on the power play.

- The Titans have killed off 25 consecutive opposition power play chances.

- Trenton is at Elmira on Friday and Saturday.

- Patrick Killeen is third with 633 minutes played.

- Wheeling has scored 12 of its 29 goals in the second period.

- The Nailers are at Toledo on Saturday.

North Division

- Jonathan Hazen has six points (4g-2a) in six games.

- Eight of the Cyclones 10 games have been decided by one goal.

- Cincinnati hosts South Carolina on Tuesday, Evansville on Thursday and Reading on Friday.

- Rob Madore has allowed five goals in his last three starts.

- Evansville plays seven of its next eight games on the road.

- The IceMen visit Cincinnati on Thursday and Fort Wayne on Saturday before hosting Reading on Sunday.

- Brandon Marino is on an eight-game point streak since Oct. 27 (3g-11a).

- The Komets played their 4,500th game in team history on Friday. - Fort Wayne hosts Toledo on Friday and Evansville on Saturday.

- Darren Archibald is tied for second with four power-play goals.

- Kalamazoo is the league's second-least penalized team with 12.17 penalty minutes per game.

- The K-Wings are at Orlando on Saturday and Sunday.

- Luke Glendening has eight points (6g-2a) over the last nine games.

- The Walleye are 6-1-0 when scoring three or more goals.

- Toledo is at Fort Wayne on Friday and hosts Wheeling on Saturday.

South Division

- Bobby Raymond leads defensemen with five goals.

- The Everblades are fifth on the power play at home at 22.5 percent (9-for-40).

- Florida is at Greenville on Thursday and at South Carolina on Friday and Saturday.

- Brandon Wong is on an eight-game point streak since Oct. 28 (3g-10a).

- Greenville is 12-for-48 (25.0 percent) on the power play over its last eight games.

- The Road Warriors host Florida on Thursday and are at Gwinnett on Saturday.

- Casey Pierro-Zabotel is tied for second with 22 points (6g-16a).

- The Gladiators are 10-0-1 when scoring first.

- Gwinnett hosts Greenville on Saturday and is at South Carolina on Sunday.

- Goaltender John Curry played his 200th professional game on Sunday.

- Orlando has outshot its opponent in 10 consecutive games.

- The Solar Bears host Kalamazoo on Saturday and Sunday.

- Tommy Cross is tied for the league lead among rookies and defensemen with 14 points (4g-10a).

- The Stingrays season-long six-game road trip ends on Tuesday.

- South Carolina is at Cincinnati on Tuesday, hosts Florida on Friday and Saturday and Gwinnett on Sunday.

Mountain Division

- Nick Mazzolini has back-to-back two-goal games.

- The Aces are 6-0-0 when scoring first.

- Alaska hosts Colorado on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Jack Combs is third with 14 assists.

- Colorado is second on the power play at 29.6 percent (21-for-71).

- The Eagles are at Alaska on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- Justin Dowling is tied for fourth with 19 points (6g-13a).

- The Steelheads have allowed the fewest third-period goals in the ECHL (8).

- Idaho hosts Stockton on Wednesday, and is at San Francisco on Friday and Stockton on Sunday.

- Kory Falite is tied for second with four power-play goals.

- Tonight is Utah's first game against a non-Mountain Division opponent.

- The Grizzlies host Stockton on Monday, and are at Stockton on Friday and at San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday.

Pacific Division

- Brian Stewart is 14-2 in shootouts in his pro career.

- The Condors are the third least penalized team in the ECHL with 16.46 penalty minutes per game.

- Bakersfield hosts Las Vegas on Thursday and Friday and Ontario on Saturday.

- Eric Lampe leads the Wranglers with nine points (4g-5a).

- Las Vegas is tied for fifth on the penalty kill at 87.5 percent (35-for-40).

- The Wranglers are at Bakersfield on Thursday and Friday.

- Colton Yellow Horn is tied for the league lead with three game-winning goals.

- The Reign are first with 24.31 shots-against per game.

- Ontario hosts San Francisco on Wednesday and is at Bakersfield on Saturday.

- Dean Ouellet is tied for fifth among rookies with five goals.

- Thomas Heemskerk is second with 318 saves.

- The Bulls travel to Ontario on Wednesday, and host Idaho on Friday and Utah on Saturday and Sunday.

- Toni Rajala is tied for the lead among rookies with six goals.

- The Thunder are 5-0-1 when outshooting their opponent.

- Stockton is at Utah on Monday and at Idaho on Wednesday before hosting the Grizzlies on Friday and the Steelheads on Sunday.

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