Jackals' Winning Streak Ends in 3-2 Overtime Loss to Royals
January 13, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Elmira Jackals News Release
Reading, Pa. - The Elmira Jackals' nine-game winning streak came to an end on Friday night at the Sovereign Center in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Reading Royals. The Jackals, who fell for the first time since Dec. 16 in Chicago, took a point away from the contest, extending their streak without a regulation loss to 10 games.
After Mario Larocque's blue-line bid was blocked, Jean Bourbeau turned around from the left circle and fired a puck over the glove of Reading netminder Karel St. Laurent at 13:46 of the first, giving the Jackals a 1-0 lead.
Dennis McCauley took advantage of a Jackals turnover late in the second period and tapped in a centering feed from Ryan Cruthers at 19:29, sending the game into the third period tied 1-1.
Denny Urban drove a puck over Elmira goaltender Timo Pielmeier's glove at 6:08 of the third period, putting Reading in front for the first time, 2-1.
Josh Brittain drove home a rebound just one minute and 30 seconds later off a Matt Campanale shot, tying the game at 7:38 and eventually sending the action into overtime.
Tyler Brenner finished off Casey Haines' centering feed at 3:01 of the extra session, tipping a puck past Pielmeier's stick on the doorstep to send the Royals home with a 3-2 overtime victory.
Pielmeier made 31 saves on 34 shots, falling to 7-5-1-0. St. Laurent stopped 33 shots, upping his record to 3-7-0-0.
Elmira returns home to host South Carolina on Saturday and Trenton on Sunday at First Arena. To reserve your seats call (607) 734-PUCK (7825), visit the First Arena Box Office, or log onto JackalsHockey.com.
Notes:
Elmira finished one game shy of tying its longest winning streak in ECHL play of 10 games, accomplished from the end of the 2008-2009 season (three games) through the start of the 2009-2010 campaign (seven games)...The loss was the Jackals' first to a divisional opponent since Nov. 25, ending a 10-game Atlantic winning streak...Elmira had won 14-straight games decided by one goal entering the game, and the loss was its first by one goal since Nov. 11...The Jackals dropped their first overtime decision in the regular season since Mar. 27 of the 2010-2011 campaign...Elmira is now 3-1 in sudden-death overtime and 8-0 in shootouts this season
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