IceHogs Get Past Aeros 3-1
December 30, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
ROCKFORD, Ill. --- Robbie Earl scored Houston ¬â¢s only goal and Matt Hackett made 25 saves as the Aeros relinquished three goals in the final period in a 3-1 loss to the Rockford IceHogs Thursday night at the MetroCentre.
Earl gave the Aeros a 1-0 lead with his team-leading 10th goal of the season, a power play tally, with 40 seconds remaining in the first period.
The teams played scoreless hockey from there until Mathis Olimb tied things up at the 6:55 mark of the third. Rob Klinkhammer followed up at 16:39 with the game-winner for the Hogs, who have won two-in-a-row of four of the last five. Kyle Hagel added an empty-net goal with 16 seconds left to add insurance.
The Aeros return home on New Year ¬â¢s Day for a 7:35 p.m. game vs. San Antonio at Toyota Center. The game features the annual Miss Aeros Contest. Call 713-974-7825 (PUCK) for more information on Aeros tickets and other promotions.
DECIDING GOAL Klinkhammer (16:39, 3rd)
POWER PLAYS HOU: 1/5 RFD: 0/6
GOALIES HOU: Hackett (25/27, L) RFD: Toivonen (29/30, W)
TEAM RECORDS HOU: 18-17-1-2 RFD: 14-13-1-4
AEROS STARTERS F: DiSalvatore, Earl, Daoust D: Prosser, Falk G: Hackett
AEROS SCRATCHES Wellman, McBride, Gillies, Peters, Broda
NEXT GAME Jan. 1 vs. San Antonio, 7:35 p.m. CST
BOMB DROPPINGS The Wild recalled defenseman Jared Spurgeon prior to the game... Houston has played 27 of its 38 games vs. West Division rivals and owns a 15-11-1-0 record in those contests...The Aeros have been held to one or no goals seven times this season. They are 0-4-0-0 on the road when doing so... The loss drops Houston to 7-8-0-0 in December, the team ¬â¢s busiest month this season...The team finished the calendar year of 2010 with a 35-36-5-6 record.
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