Lucky 13! Tornado top IceRays on Friday, 3-1
November 12, 2010 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Texas Tornado News Release
In front of the largest crowd of the season, the Texas Tornado increased their winning streak to 13 straight games with a 3-1 win over the visiting Corpus Christi IceRays on Friday night at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. Mike Fleming scored his first career goal and added an assist for first star honors and Tornado goaltender Jimmy Kruger made 28 saves. The Tornado and the IceRays will face off again on Saturday, November 13th at 7:30pm at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco. It is a Pack the House Night! Tickets are just 5 for $25 and can be purchased by stopping by or calling the Tornado office at 972-335-9800. The festivities begin at 4pm with a Pre-Game Tailgate Party in the South Parking lot.
The Tornado began the game with the majority of the action in the Corpus Christi zone. After failing to convert on two power plays, the Tornado got on the scoreboard first with a goal from Mike Fleming, who scored his first career goal on a nice pass to the slot as he fired a shot past a scrambling Pheonix Copley. The âRays would tie the game late in the period with just :22 seconds left as Jonathan Sdao got loose in the low slot and one-timed a shot past Jimmy Kruger to tie the game at 1-1 after the 1st period.
The 2nd period was all Tornado as they outshot Corpus Christi by an 18-7 margin. The Tornado started strong again taking a 2-1 lead just three minutes into the period as Michael Zagari walked out of the corner and beat Copley between the legs. Mike Fleming and Taylor Herndon assisted on Zagari's second goal of the season. The Tornado made the score 3-1 on the power play as Marc Biggs found himself alone behind the net and centered the puck to an open Jackson Leef. The reigning player of the week fired a 15-footer past Copley for his 10th of the season and 3-1 Tornado lead after two periods.
The 3rd period saw goaltender Jimmy Kruger steal the show, as he stopped all 14 IceRays shots that came his way to seal the victory for Texas, who are now just four wins away from equaling their longest regular season winning streak in team history.
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