AHL Peoria Rivermen

Rivermen Down Wolves 4-1

Published on December 14, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


The Peoria Rivermen played a complete 60 minutes of hockey as they dismantled the Chicago Wolves 4-1 at Carver Arena on Friday night before 5,451 fans.

Nikolay Lemtyugov opened the scoring 9:43 into the hockey game with his sixth goal of the year, firing a shot over the shoulder of Robert Gherson to make it 1-0 from Ryan Glenn and Nicholas Drazenovic.

Micki DuPont scored his fourth goal of the season on the power play at 18:49 from Jean-Guy Trudel and Trent Whitfield, letting a shot go from the point that beat Gherson between his right arm and body to give Peoria a 2-0 lead after one period of play.

The Rivermen widened the gap at 14:35 of the middle frame when Chris Porter tipped a wrist shot from the point by Glenn, beating Gherson up high for his fourth goal of the year.

Chicago did get on the scoreboard at 4:26 of the final frame, as Jesse Schultz recorded his 11th goal of the year by tucking a wrist shot under the crossbar.

Peoria tacked on an empty-net power play goal as Chicago pressed for a pair of goals late, with Trudel netting his seventh of the season from Charles Linglet at 19:48. Both players extended their point-scoring streaks to five games with the points garnered on the play.

Chris Beckford-Tseu was solid in net for Peoria, stopping 17-of-18 shots for his fifth win of the year, including tough chances against in the first and third periods. Before Schultz's goal in the third period, Beckford-Tseu had run up a scoreless streak of 141:31.

The Rivermen finished the game 2-for-9 on the power play while the Wolves ended the night 0-for-5 with the man advantage. The Rivermen out-shot Chicago 32-18, holding the Wolves to just six shots in each period during the game.

Peoria wraps up the current five-game home stand against the Rochester Americans on Saturday night at 7 pm. It's Parrothead night with a post-game concert featuring The Boat Drunks! Come out and enjoy the entertainment in your last chance to catch the team before Christmas. Seats are on sale now through the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all TicketMaster locations, on line at www.TicketMaster.com, or charge by phone at (309) 676-8700.

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