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RiverKings Continue Reign Over Eagles

November 13, 2010 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release


LOVELAND, Colo. - The Colorado Eagles lost, 4-3, to the Mississippi RiverKings as the now-non conference opponent continued its dominance over the Eagles (Colorado is just 9-13-2 in the all-time series). The Eagles out-shot the 'Kings 34-19, but couldn't get key goals as their struggling power play went 0-6 and Alexandre Pechurskiy made 31 saves.

Colorado out-shot Mississippi 13-6 -- and had several shots blocked -- in a first period that saw the RiverKings take a 1-0 lead on their first shot of the game. That shot came 53 seconds in when Nathan Lutz put the puck on net from the left point and it was deflected in the low slot by Chris Richards, beating Andrew Penner up high.

The Eagles controlled even more of the play in the second period -- out-shooting the RiverKings 13-4 -- and were finally rewarded when they tied the game 2:19 into the stanza. Working with a delayed penalty against Mississippi, Kip Workman sent a shot from the right point that evaded Pechurskiy.

Colorado's power play continued to sabotage them as the Eagles had a chance to score on nearly a full 4-on-3 at the start of the final frame, but managed just one shot. And less than a minute after their man-advantage chance ended, Matt Boyd fed Ryan Fetzer in front of the net to make it 2-1 Mississippi -- again capitalizing on their first shot of a period.

Then at 6:39, Workman got his second goal of the game after Braden Desmet's shot was pushed into the right circle where the defenseman was able to step into a one-timer that he blasted past Pechurskiy. But at 11:29, Darrell Stoddard put the RiverKings back on top with a top-shelf shot past Penner from the right circle, making it 3-2.

Fifty-nine seconds later, Colorado's third line continued its strong game when the puck took a weird carom off the glass behind the Mississippi net and bounced into the low slot. Desmet backtracked, waiting for it to settle down, and got off a shot that resulted in his first professional goal and a 3-3 tie.

Just over a minute later, the RiverKings got the eventual game-winner when Lutz scored with a shot from the left mid-boards on the power play. It was Mississippi's fourth goal on 16 shots to that point. Colorado had the chance to counter with a power-play goal of their own 16 minutes in, but the 'Kings netminder made a great save with his right toe on a Steve Haddon shot from the doorstep.

The Eagles' next game will be Friday, November 19 in the first of a home-and-home set with the Rapid City Rush.

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