Jackals Sweep Flint; Take Full Points For The Week
December 13, 2003 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Elmira Jackals News Release
The Jackals moved up to 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with a resounding 6-2 victory over the Flint Generals Saturday night at the First Arena.
The Jackals jumped out to an early first period lead as J.F. Boutin scored his first goal as a member of the Jackals, from Eddy Lowe at 8:35. Jamie Thompson made it 2-0 just 27 seconds later from Trevor Burgess and Don Smith and the Jackals rolled through the first twenty minutes.
In the second frame Elmira their momentum when John DiPace scored a shorthanded goal two and a half minutes in, from Martin Woods and Bobby Reynolds. Flint would silence the crowd on the power play at 7:22 when Leonard Thomas tied it at two. But the Jackals were revived by their player/coach Randy Murphy, who streaked down the left side and unloaded a blistering slap shot that blazed past Flint goaltender Jan Chovan a 3-2 lead and the Jackals first shorthanded goal of the season. Then Elmira took over; Greg Koehler continued his scoring streak at 17:19 with a power play goal from Burgess and Jamie Thompson. Nathan Gillies banged in his sixth goal of the year from Boutin and Smith for a 5-2 lead after two periods.
The Jackals would get one more in the third period from Eddy Lowe, as he buried a twisted wrister past Chovan, unassisted at 2:28 to cap the scoring. Peter Aubry earned his 11th win of the year, stopping 35 of 37 as Elmira moved ahead of Flint by one point in the standings. Chovan had 31 saves on 37 Elmira shots in the loss.
Elmira is back in action Thursday night, December 18th at the First Arena as they face off against Brent Gretzky and the Port Huron Beacons at 7 pm.
(Correction: Friday night, Aubry had 38 saves on 40 shots, not 48 as originally announced)
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