Las Vegas stops Roadrunners 5-3

November 4, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Wranglers beat the Phoenix Roadrunners 5-3 in front of 4,424 fans at the Orleans Arena on Friday night. Center Matt Dzeiduszycki (Zhay-Doo-Shet-Ski) and Todd Alexander led the Wranglers with two goals each. Las Vegas goalie Mark Magliarditi made 16 saves to push his record to 3-1 on the season. Phoenix goaltender Mike Mole paced the Roadrunners with 33 saves. The Wranglers head to Bakersfield tomorrow night to face the Condors at 7:00 pm.

In the first period, the Wranglers scored first as Matt Dzeiduszycki tallied his first goal of the season at 8:49. Just over a minute later Steve Crampton scored to make it a 2-0 Las Vegas after one.

After a scoreless second, Phoenix scored their first goal of the night, as former Wrangler Dave Cousineau scored to make it a 2-1 game. The Wranglers countered just three minutes later as Dzeiduszycki scored his second power-play goal of the game at 4:35. Winger Todd Alexander scored his first goal of the night at 8:34 of the third period, putting the Wranglers ahead 4-1. Defenseman Taylor Christie scored for Phoenix on the power play minutes later, cutting the lead to 4-2. Just over a minute later, BJ Gaustad scored his third goal of the season to bring the Roadrunners within a goal at 4-3. Alexander scored an empty-net goal with thirty-seconds left in the game to seal the win for Las Vegas.

The Wranglers return from Bakersfield on Tuesday, November 8th at 7:05 pm against the Fresno Falcons. Las Vegas will then host the Bakersfield Condors at 7:05 pm on Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th. The Wranglers will hand out 5,000 mouse pads prior to the game on November 11th and the Fire and Ice Dance Team will perform on Saturday, November 12.

Wranglers' ticket locations are the Orleans Arena Box Office, Coast Casinos' showroom box offices at The Orleans, Gold Coast, Suncoast and South Coast (opening in 2006) or at the Galleria Mall guest relations/ticket centers. Fans may also order tickets by phone at (702) 284-7777 or on the web at www.orleansarena.com. Fans may also visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com for individual game tickets and for information on Wranglers season seat packages or call (702) 471-7825 to contact the Wranglers office directly.

The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena for the upcoming 2005-06 season are now on sale, starting as low as $150. Call (702) 471-7825 for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.



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