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Keserich's strong effort not enough as Carroll notches shutout

December 14, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


BOSSIER CITY, La. - The Mudbugs' Ken Carroll earned his 23rd professional shutout and the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs beat the Colorado Eagles 3-0 despite a strong effort from Ian Keserich in net. The Eagles' top ranked power play (25.66 percent coming in) went 0-5 on the night and the Mudbugs scored three goals off turnovers to hand the Eagles their sixth road loss -- eight overall -- of the season.

After throwing a franchise-record 24 shots-against at Marco Emond in the final period of last Saturday's game the Mudbugs were at it again, registering 19 shots on Keserich in the first. But just like Emond in the last period, Keserich stopped all of Bossier-Shreveport's attempts to keep the 'Bugs off the scoreboard heading into the first intermission. The Eagles registered 12 shots on the Mudbugs' Carroll, but failed to capitalize on a 5-on-3 for a minute and 18 seconds, as they too ended the first without a goal.

After shooting 19 times in the first without a goal, it took only one shot in the second to put the Mudbugs on top. Just 1:15 in, after a turnover in the right circle, Justin Aikins turned and shot the puck past Keserich. But that's the only scoring that would occur in the second period as both goalies continued their stellar play to keep the game tight at 1-0.

The Mudbugs scored early into the period again in the third when Elias Godoy weaved his way through the defense in the left circle and beat Keserich from between the circle and the crease at 2:50. Carroll stopped all 11 Colorado shots in the third, and Brett Smith added an empty-netter with 25 seconds left to put the game away, 3-0.

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