ECHL Toledo Walleye

Power Play Perfection Pushes Storm Past Bombers

Published on December 29, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release


(Toledo, Ohio) Toledo Storm (15-11-1), who have struggled mightily this season on the power play, netted three power play goals as they defeat the Dayton Bombers (13-7-2) by a 4-2 final score in front of 4,579 at Toledo Sports Arena on Friday night. The box score from tonight's game can be viewed here .

The ECHL's second worst power play has been anything but as of late. The Storm, who have only converted on 12 percent of their chances this year, connected twice in the opening period. During a Storm 5-on-3 man-advantage, Jeff Attard sent a wrist shot past Dayton goaltender Adam Berkhoel (L, 34 saves) to make it 1-0 Storm at the 11:09 mark. Just 6 minutes later, at 17:31, Attard connected on the power play again, notching his fifth goal of the season to put the Red and White up a pair through one period of hockey. The Storm have scored power play goals in 5 consecutive games. The shooting gallery continued as well, with the Storm sending 14 shots on net in the opening frame.

After a full-fledged brawl midway thorough the second period, where 8 different players were given fighting majors, Toledo extended their lead. At 13:19 of the middle frame, Gerry Burke found a loose puck in front of Berkhoel's net and lifted it over his glove-hand to put the Storm up 3-0 through 40 minutes. Mike Walsh and Nick Parillo added assists on the third Toledo power play goal of the game.

With a 3-0 deficit heading into the third period, the Bombers responded quickly with a power play goal, as Brent Walton lifted a bad angle shot past Storm netminder Dominic Vicari (W, 33 saves). Paul Kelly then continued the trend of power play goals, netting his 6th goal of the season at 5:48 of the third, making it 3-2 Toledo. But after the pair of defensive hiccups, the Storm regained composure as Ken Magowan added an empty net goal with just 11 second left, giving the Storm a 4-2 victory.

The Storm will play the rest of the weekend away from Toledo Sports Arena, beginning with another meeting with the Dayton Bombers at the E.J. Nutter Center beginning at 7:05pm. Then, on Sunday, the Storm will take on the Johnstown Chiefs at the Cambria County War Memorial with a 6:00 opening face-off. The Storm will return to the home ice next Friday night when they host the Trenton Titans at 7:35pm. Great tickets for the game are still available by calling 419-691-0200 or online at the all-new ToledoStorm.com. Fans can hear all the action of all Toledo Storm games LIVE on 1520 AM Jams or online at www.toledostorm.com . Fans can also watch the game LIVE via the B2 Network. Coverage of all games begins 15 minutes prior to the opening face-off. Toledo Storm Hockey...Great Team, Great Time!

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