Rivermen Doubled up 4-2 at Home by Milwaukee
December 27, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, IL (December 27, 2006) - After a uneventful first half of the contest between the Peoria Rivermen and the Milwaukee Admirals, the Rivermen were left behind by the steaming Admirals, who struck for four goals en route to a 4-2 win in front of 3,525 on Wednesday night at Carver Arena.
There was some excitement just 17 seconds after the opening face-off, when Peoria defenseman Doug Lynch and Milwaukee left wing Kelsey Wilson dropped the gloves.
The Admirals registered the first goal of the game at 14:43 of the second stanza on center Jason Guerriero's seventh marker of the year. Right wing Rich Peverley barreled down the right wing in the Peoria zone, cut in underneath the Rivermen defense but was stopped by Peoria netminder Marek Schwarz. Schwarz, though, was unable to cover up the puck, which allowed Guerriero to dart in from the bottom of the right face-off circle to send a backhand over the outstretched left pad of the Peoria netminder.
The Rivermen thought they had tied the game late in the middle session on a slap shot from the top of the left face-off circle from left wing Peter Sejna. Unfortunately for Peoria, there was inconclusive on-ice evidence to support a Peoria goal.
Milwaukee increased its lead to 2-0 on some beautiful moves by center Kim Staal at 4:12 of the final frame. Center Cal O'Reilly fed the puck from the right-wing corner to Staal, who was at the right face-off dot. Staal skated toward the net and faked a wrist shot that sent Schwarz to the ice, allowing Staal to switch to his backhand to slide the puck into the vacated net. The goal was Staal's third marker of the season.
The Admirals registered another goal at 8:56 of the third period on defenseman Mikko Lehtonen's third tally of the year. After taking a pass from O'Reilly, Lehtonen began at center point, skated to the top of the left face-off circle and launched a shot over the right shoulder of Schwarz.
Less than two minutes later, Milwaukee went up 4-0 on a short-handed tally at 10:38 of the third session. Left wing Patrick Leahy took the puck from the neutral zone and skated down the right wing boards of the Peoria in behind the net, taking the lone Rivermen defender with him. Once on the left side of the goal, Leahy found a wide-open right wing Bracken Kearns in the right face-off circle for a one-time shot past Schwarz for his third marker of the 2006-07 campaign.
The Rivermen were finally able to get on the board on a power play goal, their fifth in two games, at 11:25 of the third period. Defenseman Roman Polak began the play at the right point and fired a shot cross-ice to center Trent Whitfield at the top of the left face-off circle. Whitfield dished it to the right slot for left wing Charles Linglet, who tapped it over the left pad of Milwaukee goaltender Karl Goehring on the backhand. For Linglet, it was his 15th goal of the year.
Peoria netted one last goal with an extra attacker at 18:37 of the final period. Left wing Peter Sejna, who extended his point streak to six games, blasted a shot from the right point that was redirected through the legs of Goehring by Linglet, who was camped in the slot. It was the second goal of the contest for Linglet, who has a team-leading 16 this season.
The Rivermen lost their second game in a row at home and continue their stretch of five games in six days with a contest at home against the Chicago Wolves on Friday, December 29. Game time is 7:30 p.m. It is Ameren Mouse Pad night for the first 2,500 fans.
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