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Magic Shields Leads Bullies Past Bombers 4-3 In A Shootout

February 8, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release


Dayton, OH – Colin Shields netted the equalizer at 6:59 of the third period, his second tally of the game, and Paul Caponigri tallied the loan goal in the shootout to lead the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Dayton Bombers before 1410 at the EJ Nutter Center in ECHL action Tuesday. With the win, the Bullies pull even with the Toledo Storm for second place in the North Division with 54 points apiece.

Dayton (14-26-3) opened the scoring at 13:59 of the first period. Tyler Kolarik picked up Brett Nowak's rebound in the slot and slipped it behind Bullies goaltender Trevor Koenig to give the Bombers a 1-0 lead.

The clubs would each trade a pair of goals in the second period. Scott Horvath netted the equalizer for Atlantic City (24-14-6), tipping the centering feed from Kelsey Muench through Dayton goaltender Simon Lajeunesse at 4:05 to tie the game 1-1. Dayton would strike back with a pair of power play goals. Tyler Scott collected Mathieu Brunelle's rebound at the left-wing circle and fired the puck through Koenig at 10:37 on the power play to give the Bombers a 2-1 lead. Brunelle made it 3-1 when he found Scott's rebound at the side of the cage and slipped it past an out-of-position Koenig at 14:31 on the power play. The Bullies would counter as Shields swatted Dave Reid's rebound off Lajeunesse and into the net at 16:45 on the power play to cut the deficit to 3-2.

Dayton out-shot Atlantic City 43-29. Koenig stopped 40 shots to improve to 12-7-2 on the season. The Bullies went 1-2 on the power play.

The Bullies travel to Toledo at 7PM Wednesday to face-off against the Storm at the Toledo Sports Arena. Catch all the action beginning with "Bullies Countdown" at 6:40PM on ESPN Radio 1450 and the SurferNetwork.

Atlantic City returns to Historic Boardwalk Hall at 7:05PM Friday, February 11 as they host the Trenton Titans. $6 from every $12 Mezzanine Level Ticket sold will be donated to the James Beck Foundation. For more information or to order tickets, call (609) 348-PUCK.

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