Nailers Can't Solve Denike, Fall 5-2
March 2, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release
The Nailers looked strong early on but could not keep up the pace as the fell by a score of 5-2 to the Dayton Bombers tonight at WesBanco Arena.
The Nailers opened the scoring when they capitalized on an early power-play goal at 3:22 of the first period. Paul Bissonnette, quarterbacking the man advantage, skated down the left wing and put a shot past Dayton goaltender Terry Denike to give the Nailers a 1-0 lead. He then celebrated, in true heavyweight fashion, by doing push-ups on the ice. Ryan Moren and Jordan Cameron assisted on Bissonnette's ninth goal of the year.
The First period ended with the Nailers tallying the lone goal and holding a 1-0 lead.
The Bombers tied the game at one at 4:00 of the second period with a power-play marker of their own. Yannick Tifu was able to lift a rebound over Andy Franck while the Bombers were on a two-man advantage.
The Nailers took their lead back with 7:35 left in the second with their second power-play goal. Sean Collins, using his incredible vision, threaded the needle to get a cross ice pass to childhood friend Ned Havern, who one-timed a shot past Denike. Jordan Cameron had the secondary assist.
The Bombers, however, tied it at two just 1:35 later. Greg Labenski, after the Bombers won a face off, fired a slap-shot from the left circle that got past a screened Franck.
The visitors took a 3-2 lead with 39 ticks left in the second. After a substitution miscue, Andrew Penner had to momentarily replace Andy Franck in goal. His debut was not a glamorous one as Brent Walton scored Dayton's third power-play goal just seconds after Penner entered the game.
The period ended with Dayton leading 3-2.
Dayton extended their lead to two at 5:25 of the third. On a 2-on-1 down low, Tifu fed a pass to Petr Pohl who flipped the puck over Franck to make it 4-2.
The Bombers made it 5-2 at 12:05 of the third when Franck misplayed a puck behind his own net, resulting in a turnover in front. The disc came right to Dayton's Pohl, who just had to put it in the empty net.
The Nailers welcome in Johnstown tomorrow night at 7:30 in a must-win situation.
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