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Rampage Rally But Fall to Stars 5-4 in Overtime

December 29, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


CEDAR PARK - The San Antonio Rampage (14-11-7-0) rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period, but fell to the Texas Stars (16-13-2-2) 5-4 in overtime in front of 4,752 at the Cedar Park Center on Tuesday night. Borna Rendulic tallied two goals, earning the First Star of the Game, and Joey Hishon finished with two assists.

The Rampage started off quick, getting a goal from Rendulic just 1:05 into the game, marking the 22nd goal this season that the Rampage have scored in the first nine minutes of play. The Stars answered shortly after, as Travis Morin dropped a pass back for Stephen Johns, who put the puck past Roman Will to even the score at one.

A costly turnover by the Rampage led to the second goal of the night for Texas. Morin picked up the puck at the blue line and skated in uncontested for the tally, giving the Stars a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission.

San Antonio scored the equalizer on the power play just over three minutes into the middle stanza, as Reid Petryk's backhand shot beat Maxime Lagace. Texas found the back of the net before the period ended with Mattias Backman giving the Stars another one-goal lead at the break.

Morin scored his second of the night to extend the Stars' lead to two goals, their biggest lead of the night, at the 2:40 mark of the final frame, scoring a shorthanded goal on an odd-man rush down the ice. Dennis Everberg and Rendulic each scored within two minutes of each other midway through the period to knot the game at four and send the game to overtime.

The Stars got a power-play goal, their first on five opportunities with the man advantage, from Greg Rallo with 1:44 remaining in the extra frame to secure a 5-4 win.

The Silver and Black finished 2-for-4 on the power play, and Will made 32 saves on 37 shots.

Notes

Joey Hishon continued his success against the Stars, recording his 13th point in the season series. With two assists on the night, he extended his point streak to four games and became the team's leader in power-play points with 11.

Lineup Notes

The Rampage's top three lines were unchanged from Sunday's game against the Stars. Alex Belzile, who was recalled by San Antonio on Sunday, made his Rampage debut, drawing into the lineup on the fourth line with Trevor Cheek and Troy Bourke. Defenseman Gabriel Beaupre also made his season debut for the Rampage and was paired with Duncan Siemens on San Antonio's back line. Roman Will started in net.

Up Next

The Rampage kick off 2016 at home against the San Diego Gulls at 7:30 p.m. on New Year's Day, which will also be a Bud Light KISS 96.1 $1 Drink Night at the AT&T Center. Individual and season tickets are available and can be purchased by calling a Rampage representative at 210-444-5554 or online at sarampage.com.

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