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Maxwell's Hat Trick and Combs' Four Point Night power Thunder over Utah

March 3, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Stockton Thunder News Release


West Valley City, UT - The Stockton Thunder emerge victorious in what will potentially go down as the final ever meeting between the Thunder and the Utah Grizzlies by a score of 4-2 Monday night. Tyler Maxwell recorded the first hat trick for the Thunder in the regular season since Andrew Clark did it on March 23, 2013 against San Francisco while Jack Combs assisted on all four Thunder goals, including three primary assists. Cody Reichard slammed the door shut in the net, stopping 32 of 34 shots. The win snaps a six-game losing streak for the Thunder as they look forward to a three-game series with the Idaho Steelheads beginning Wednesday night in Boise.

1st Period

-THUNDER GOAL: F Tyler Maxwell (22) pass from behind the net comes to the side of the net and is put in off the goalie's arm from the bad angle (Combs assist), 5:11

-UT goal: F T.J. Syner (11) rebound is tapped in after the goalie made the initial save on a partial breakaway (Hayes assist), 5:44

-UT goal: F T.J. Syner (12) cross-ice pass to the far-side faceoff dot is one timed off the goalie and in (Johnston, Krushelnyski assists), 10:48 (PP)

-THUNDER GOAL: F Tyler Maxwell (23) shot from the bottom of the near-side circle is put off the goalie's leg and through the five-hole (Combs, Seabrook assists), 12:20 (PP)

-Shots: STK - 16 | UT - 11

2nd Period

-THUNDER GOAL: F Tyler Shattock (14) shot from the middle point is blasted through traffic and tipped past the goalie on the doorstep (Seabrook, Combs assists), 2:12 (PP)

-Shots: STK - 7 | UT - 13

3rd Period

-THUNDER GOAL: F Tyler Maxwell (24) a two-on-one leads to a shot from the slot making its way through the goalie's five hole for the hat trick (Combs, Larocque assists), 17:23

-Shots: STK - 13 | UT - 10

W: Cody Reichard (34 shots, 32 saves)

L: Igor Bobkov (36 shots, 32 saves)

Notable Statistics

-Three Stars: 1- Cody Reichard (34 shots, 32 saves) 2- Keith Seabrook (2 assists) 3- T.J. Syner (2 goals)

-Final Shots: STK - 36 | UT - 34

-Power plays: STK - 2/7 | UT - 1/6

-Tyler Maxwell scores the first hat trick for the Thunder since Andrew Clark did it back on 3/23/13 @ San Francisco. It was the 18th regular season hat trick in Thunder history

-Jack Combs (4 assists) earns his third four-point game on the season

-Tyler Shattock (1 goal) has 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist) in the last two games

-Keith Seabrook (2 assists) earns his fifth multi-point game this season

-Cody Reichard makes 32 saves on his way to his second win with the Thunder this year

-Jack Combs went from 10th in the league in scoring to third with his four point night.

-It was the Thunder's first road win since December 27 against Bakersfield, snapping an 11-game road losing streak

Quotes

"I was just trying to shoot the puck as much as possible and [Jack] Combs and Vinny [Scarsella] were doing a great job of setting me up. Keith Seabrook saw me on one as well and a lot of credit goes to those guys for finding me in good spots." - Tyler Maxwell on his hat trick.

"The first two were kind of in the same spot. When you're in a spot where you can shoot the puck and surprise the goalie, that's what you're aiming for as a scorer. The third one was given to me on a two-on-one with Combs and I was able to bury it to give us a little insurance at the end." - Maxwell on how he put in his three goals.

"It was necessary for us to get the victory. I know he was ready to go and obviously got the start and he did a great job for us back there making big saves." - Maxwell on goaltender Cody Reichard making the start following the call-up of Kent Simpson.

"He told me at the morning skate. It's part of the position that you just have to be ready to go no matter the situation. It was good for [Kent Simpson] to get the call up and I'm definitely happy for him." - Goaltender Cody Reichard on getting the start tonight.

"The guys did a great job in front of me. When I kicked out rebounds, they did a good job of clearing them out and backchecked hard all night on the odd-man rushes. They kept guys to the outside and blocked a lot of shots tonight. Can't say enough about how the guys played in front of me." - Reichard on the team's performance tonight.

"The credit goes to my linemates because Maxwell and Scarsella played great tonight. They are both really good players and I think we're starting to figure it out together and that's making a difference." - Jack Combs on building chemistry with his linemates.

"We got a break getting the five-on-three and Maxwell gave the team a lift when he found a way to score those two goals from bad angles down low. Then Seabrook puts a good shot on net with the screen from [Tyler Shattock] in front. We spent time working on it because we have some new pieces like Combs coming in, so it was good to spend some time on it in practice yesterday and build some chemistry." - Head Coach Rich Kromm on the power play scoring two big goals.

"They were clicking tonight despite fighting each other a bit on an early power play, but it's good to see because it means they're working together. They're both competitive people and it's definitely good to see guys working it out and finding some chemistry with each other. I thought those guys did a great job of that tonight." - Coach Kromm on the play of Maxwell and Combs in just their third game together.

"I found out during the morning skate that Bridgeport was going to call Simpson up, so I was able to tell Reichard that he was getting the nod then. He was really good tonight and played real acrobatic. The puck was taking some odd bounces off the wall and made it tough for him in net, but he was up to it and came up big for us." - Coach Kromm on his goalie's performance throughout the game.

NEXT HOME GAME

-Idaho Steelheads vs. STOCKTON THUNDER

Sunday, February 22 @ Stockton Arena

Thunder Goes Pink

Doors open @ 3:00 p.m., Puck drops @ 4:00 p.m.

UPCOMING HOME GAMES

-Idaho Steelheads vs. STOCKTON THUNDER

Friday, March 13 @ Stockton Arena

Boy Scout Night

Doors open @ 6:30 p.m., Puck drops @ 7:30 p.m.

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