AHL San Antonio Rampage

Rampage Roll over Texas in 3-1 Road Victory

Published on October 9, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


CEDAR PARK- The San Antonio Rampage defeated the Texas Stars 3-1 in front of 2,713 in the H.E.B. Center at Cedar Park. A.J. Greer lead the team in scoring with two goals, earning him the First Star of the Game.

The Rampage were first to get on the board when Greer scored an early goal in the first period, wrapping from behind the net and clearing the puck to the left of Stars goaltender, Landon Bow. San Antonio's Spencer Martin blanked the Stars for a scoreless first period, maintaining the team's 1-0 lead over Texas.

The first half of the second period remained relatively quiet until Gary Nunn capitalized on a power play at the 11-minute mark. The goal occurred when J.T. Compher fed the puck to Nunn from across the ice, giving him an outside shot past Bow. Texas answered quickly, when Bystrom tipped in a pass from Dennis Gurianov, giving the Stars their first goal of the match to tie up the game seconds later. San Antonio closed out the third with another power play goal by Greer with just over a minute remaining in the frame. Greer out-hustled surrounding skaters on a loose puck, tipping it in between the pipes past Philippe Desroiers to push the Rampage's lead to 3-1. Spencer Martin made more than a handful of fantastic saves, including a huge catch when the Stars attempted to score on the top shelf toward the end of the period.

Both teams were held scoreless in the third round, despite the Stars out-shooting the Rampage 12-3.

San Antonio's Martin finished the night with 12 saves (.923) in 34 minutes, while Lieuwen shutout his opponents with 16 saves in 25 minutes.

Notes San Antonio's special teams had a huge impact on tonight's 3-1 victory over the Stars. The Rampage converted 2-7 on the power play, with both goals occurring in the second period. The Rampage's penalty-kill unit held the Stars scoreless on six chances with the man advantage.

Lineup Notes

The Rampage saw a relatively new set of skaters, with Turner Elson, Julien Nantel, and Troy Bourke as the starting line. JT Compher joined AJ Geer and Gary Nunn on the second line, while Thomas Frazee moved up with Alexandre Ranger and Alex Belzile on the third. Anchoring San Antonio's fourth line was Jackson Houck, Matt Garbowksy, and Josh Cole Sanford.

The starting defenders for the Silver and Black were Ryan Stanton and Cody Corbett, with Sergei Boikov being joined by Anton Lindholm, who was reassigned to San Antonio on Friday, on the second line. Sam Jardine and Justin Hamonic were the final defensive pair, while Spencer Martin received the start between the pipes.

Up Next

The Rampage will return to the San Antonio next Saturday, Oct. 15, for their season opener against the Milwaukee Admirals at 7 p.m. in 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. The 2016-17 season is presented by Wells Fargo.

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