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Rampage Top Lake Erie, 4-3, in OT

January 31, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
San Antonio Rampage News Release


CLEVELAND - The positive effect of the illustrious San Antonio Rodeo Road Trip is becoming a city-wide thing.

The Rampage scored two third-period goals, increasing their AHL-leading total to 60, and Matt Murley tipped in the game-winner 42 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters to kick off the second half of the season Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

With the win, the Rampage (26-13-3-4) extended their road unbeaten streak to a franchise-record six games (5-0-1-0). They haven't lost a game away from the AT&T Center in more than a month and improved to 4-0-1-0 on their 14-game trek, earning nine of 10 possible points.

The Rampage, who improved to 13-2-3-4 in one-goal games, are no strangers to late-game heroics. Thursday was no different.

Ahead 2-1, Lake Erie tacked on a third-period score from Philippe Dupuis that trickled in off Josh Tordjman's goalie mask at 9:11 of the frame. The tough-luck goal seemed to put a stamp on the win for Lake Erie, but the road warriors in black didn't give in.

The Rampage responded 50 seconds later with Jon DiSalvatore's 11th goal of the season, coming on the power play at 10:01, to pull within one. Chris Durno, who has been clutch this month for the Rampage, evened the game at 3-3 with a rebound marker 91 seconds later. Durno scored six goals in January, five of which either tied the game or gave the Rampage the lead.

That set the stage for Murley, who netted the walkoff-goal in the first-ever meeting between the Rampage and Lake Erie. Murley has consecutive multiple-point games, registering a goal and assist in each of the past two contests.

Tordjman made 24 stops as he moved into second place in team history with 31 wins, one ahead of teammate David LeNeveu. The Rampage wrapped up the month with seven wins and 16 of a possible 22 points (.727 win-percentage).

A power-play goal off the skate of Wyatt Smith 12:31 into the first period gave Lake Erie the early lead. The goal marked the eighth consecutive game Lake Erie scored on the man-advantage, a franchise-record for the expansion club.

Travis Roche netted the equalizer with his fifth goal of the season just 69 seconds into the middle stanza. Mike Zigomanis, in his first game with the Rampage, collected an assist, and Matt Murley cracked the AHL's Top 20 (tied for 14th) with his 27th helper of the 2007-08 campaign.

David Jones gave Lake Erie the lead back, 2-1, midway through the second frame. Of the rookie's 12 goals this year, 11 - including his go-ahead goal Thursday night - have come on the power play, tied for the league-lead among rookies with Manchester's Brian Boyle.

Zigomanis recorded two assists for a multiple-point night.

The Rampage will play the second of two games with Lake Erie Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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