Jackals Lose Second Straight To Vipers 5-2
April 1, 2006 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Elmira Jackals News Release
Elmira, NY - The Elmira Jackals lost 5-2 to the Roanoke Valley Vipers during a penalty-riddled game Saturday night at the First Arena
Elmira came in looking to avenge a 6-5 loss in Roanoke last Sunday and they scored first just three minutes into the game. Jarrett Konkle knocked in a rebound at 3:10 of the first period for a power play goal, his 33rd goal of the season, assisted by Trevor Burgess and Jason Sessa.
In the second period the short-staffed Vipers took an about-face as they scored three straight goals. Jan Jas scored at 5:19 on a 5-on-3 power play to tie the game at one. John Osborne backhanded a shot past goalie Tyson Gajda at 13:53 to put Roanoke ahead 2-1. Then Mike Wiggins scored with 23 seconds remaining in the period to give the Vipers a 2-goal lead after two periods.
In the final period, things got out of hand. First Flo Iberer scored his third goal of the season at 1:21, cutting the Vipers' lead in half. Iberer took the puck from the red line, skated down the left wing and blasted a shot through goalie Shawn Conschafter, assisted by Burgess and Chris Chaput. At 11:38, Conschafter went after defenseman Bobby Gates after a whistle, which led to a large scrum and eventually a goalie fight between Gajda and Conschafter at center ice. Gajda decidedly won the tilt and both goalies were given an early exit by referee Neil Christopher, forcing both backups, Matt Meacham for Elmira and Glenn Ridler for Roanoke to enter the game.
Mark Scott regained Roanoke's two-goal lead at 13:15 to make it 4-2 Vipers. That was followed by Roanoke's Matt Miller running Meacham behind the play at 14:18. Defenseman Brett Angel retaliated, earning 17 minutes of penalties for instigating, while Miller got a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for Charging the Goaltender. Craig MacDonald was awarded a 4-minute double minor and a 10-minute misconduct at 15:32 for going after Roanoke's John Osborne; Osborne in turn got two minutes for roughing and a game misconduct for abuse of an Off-Ice Official. Mark Scott then added his second of the night on the power play at 18:54 to cap off the 5-2 win for the Vipers.
Shawn Conschafter earned the win for Roanoke, stopping 36-of-38 in goal for the first 51:38 of the game. Glenn Ridler finished the game and blocked all five shots he faced. Tyson Gajda played a strong game in goal for Elmira, making 31 saves on 34 shots in the loss, while Matt Meacham turned aside 5-of-7 shots in relief. Elmira out-shot Roanoke 43-41 and went 1-for-6 on the power play; the Vipers were 2-for-10 on the power play in a game with 35 penalties totaling 144 minutes.
The Jackals and Vipers will put the gear on and do battle again Sunday afternoon for a 4:05 pm face off at the First Arena. Tomorrow is also Team Poster Night. All fans will receive a Team Poster when they attend the game, and they can get the poster autographed after the game during the team skate, open to the public.
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