Jr. Blues Earn 3 points in Fairbanks
Published on January 21, 2013 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Springfield Jr. Blues News Release
The Jr. Blues were able to get the win Friday night in Fairbanks. The Jr. Blues had 6 different players score goals and 10 different players record points on the night.
Fairbanks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on the powerplay. Less than 30 seconds later, Terry Leabo scored a goal from the point to make it 1-1. Jeff McFarland would put the Jr. Blues ahead in the second on the powerplay, only to have Fairbanks answer with a goal of their own to even the score at 2-2. Jon Carkeek scored his first goal of the season with under 3 minutes to play in the second to give the Jr. Blues a 3-2 lead.
Fairbanks tied the game at 3 early in the third. However, the Jr. Blues continued to battle and scored 3 goals in the final 8 minutes to get the win. Ryan Atkinson scored the first of the 3 goals, Jack Sloan and Mitch Rogge added the final 2, giving the Jr. Blues a 6-3 win. Parker Johnson and Trevor Stone each had 2 assists on the night.
Matt Leon had 27 saves in the win, his 5th consecutive start and win.
Saturday night, The Jr. Blues held on to earn a point in a hostile environment in Fairbanks to finish their Alaskan road trip 3-0-1.
Jeff McFarland got the Jr. Blues out to a 1-0 lead in the first period on a nice chip from Brett Skibba. The Jr. Blues held a 1-0 lead until 9 minutes remaining in the third period when the Ice Dogs were able to capitalize on a powerplay.
Despite being outshot 17-4 in the third period, the Jr. Blues took the game into overtime and finally a shootout. The Ice Dogs scored 2 of thier first 3 shots, while the Jr. Blues were unsuccessful in their 4 attempts.
Ryan Kellenberger was strong in net, stopping 40 of 41 shots.
With the point, the Jr. Blues moved into a tie for fifth place in the North Division.
The Jr. Blues return home this Friday and Saturday to face the Jamestown Ironmen. The puck drops at 7 PM both nights. The Jr. Blues are proud to announce that former Jr. Blues goaltender Mike McKenna will be in attendance Friday night.
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