AHL Peoria Rivermen

Late Goal Lifts Wolves Past Peoria, 4-2

Published on February 9, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


ROSEMONT, Ill. (February 9, 2010) - Ben Bishop held Peoria in the game with 18 saves in the second period but the Chicago Wolves emerged with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night at Allstate Arena. The loss ended Peoria's four-game road trip with a record of 1-3-0 as they head back to Carver Arena with four of their next five games on home ice.

The Rivermen kick off a two-game set with the San Antonio Rampage on Friday at 7 p.m. Peoria is 3-0-0 against the Rampage this season.

Peoria grabbed an early 1-0 lead on a Jonas Junland's 11th of the season. The goal, at 6:40 of the first, was also his eighth power-play marker as it came with Reid Simpson in the box for interference.

The Wolves rallied for two quick goals to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Riley Holzapfel picked up his sixth at 10:50 after the puck rolled out to him out of a scrum in front of the Rivermen goal. His quick wrist shot went over the glove of Bishop to tie the game at 1-1. Then at 13:34, with Junland in the box for boarding, Joey Crabb beat Bishop around the back of the net with a wraparound for his first of two on the night.

The second period began with the game's only fight that put 20-year-old rookie Anthony Peluso up against the 40-year-old Simpson who was playing in his first game since the 2006-07 season in Russia. Peluso finished off the fight by knocking down Simpson at 2:25 and the Rivermen responded just 26 seconds later to tie the game.

Nicholas Drazenovic, cut off along the wall by Chris Chelios was able to find Brett Sonne trailing the play on his way to the goal. Sonne placed a shot between the legs of Peter Mannino to knot the score at 2-2. Bishop was Peoria's best penalty-killer in the middle period. He came up with 18 saves to help thwart three Wolves' power plays that all came within a 7 minute span.

In the third, the Rivermen outshot the Wolves 12-8 but Chicago scored on the power play and again on an empty net to pull in front for good. After the Rivermen missed out on their two power plays of the third period, Paul Postma ripped home a one-timer with just 6:59 remaining. Off the faceoff, Tim Stapleton set up Postma for the drive from the top of the left circle that sailed under the bar and over Bishop's glove for his fifth of the year.

Crabb finished off Peoria with an empty-netter at 19:40.

Mannino finished with 22 saves to improve to 5-0-0 against the Rivermen this season. Peoria is 1-5-1 overall against the Wolves in 2009-10. Bishop took the loss with 33 saves.

The Rivermen host the San Antonio Rampage on Friday at 7 p.m. The first 1,000 fans will receive an oversized player card of Ben Bishop courtesy of Arby's. After the game, Christian band Need2Breathe will perform - presented by Hoerr's Berean Bookstore. For tickets stop by the Rivermen office, call 309-676-1040 or visit www.rivermen.net/tickets.

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