AHL San Antonio Rampage

IceHogs Outburst Tops Rampage

October 31, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


Jake Dotchin of the San Antonio Rampage handles the puck against the Rockford IceHogs
Jake Dotchin of the San Antonio Rampage handles the puck against the Rockford IceHogs
(San Antonio Rampage, Credit: Rockford IceHogs)

ROCKFORD, IL - Three players scored their first professional goals for the Rockford IceHogs (3-5-0) on Wednesday night at BMO Harris Bank Center and Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves to fuel Rockford to a 6-2 win over the San Antonio Rampage (4-2-3).

Mackenzie Entwistle, Reese Johnson, and Adam Boqvist all scored their first professional goals, with Entwistle's serving as the game-winner.

Jordan Nolan and Derrick Pouliot scored for the Rampage, who fell to 0-6-1 in their last seven visits to Rockford.

Nolan opened the scoring at 7:56 of the first period, redirecting a Nolan Stevens shot past Lankinen for his first goal of the season. Stevens has four points in three games played this season.

The IceHogs responded with three goals in a span of 2:55. At 12:07 of the first period, Tyler Sikura fired a puck off the left post behind Ville Husso and followed up to finish his own rebound for his fourth goal of the season, and fourth in four games.

At 14:11, Nick Moutrey gave the IceHogs at 2-1 lead when he finished a Johnson centering feed for his first goal of the season. Entwistle extended the lead at 15:02, stripping Joey LaLeggia of a puck in the Rampage zone and beating Husso in tight to make it 3-1.

Another Rampage defensive zone turnover led to Johnson's first goal at 11:36 of the second period, with Moutrey finding the rookie between the circles for a 4-1 Rockford lead. At 16:44, Boqvist netted the IceHogs' first power play goal of the season, creeping down into the right circle and beating Husso with a wrist shot to make it 5-1.

Rockford was 0-for-28 on the power play for the season entering Wednesday's contest.

Pouliot brought the Rampage back within a goal at 3:42 of the second, sailing a wrist shot from the left point over Lankinen's shoulder for his second goal of the season. Pouliot has points in four straight games, notching a goal and six points over that span.

The Rampage pulled Husso for an extra skater, trailing by three during a third period power play. Jacob Nilsson scored into the empty net at 13:32, netting his first goal of the season and the first shorthanded goal surrendered by the Rampage in 2019-20.

The Rampage power play was held scoreless for just the second time this season.

The Rampage complete their six-game road swing on Friday night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, kicking off a home-and-home with the Texas Stars. Puck-drop is scheduled for a 7 p.m. CT, with the game available on Ticket 760AM and on AHLTV.

The 2019-20 season is presented by H-E-B.

RAMPAGE STATS:

Goals: Nolan (1); Pouliot (2)

Ville Husso: 23 saves on 28 shots

Power Play: 0-for-5

Penalty Kill: 2-for-3

THREE STARS:

1) Mackenzie Entwistle - RFD

2) Nick Moutrey - RFD

3) Reese Johnson - RFD

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Jake Dotchin of the San Antonio Rampage handles the puck against the Rockford IceHogs
Jake Dotchin of the San Antonio Rampage handles the puck against the Rockford IceHogs
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