AHL Peoria Rivermen

Rivermen Get by Omaha 3-2 on the Road

Published on November 25, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


Omaha, NE (November 25, 2006) - The Peoria Rivermen have replaced the adage "There's no place like home" with two of their own, "There's no place like Omaha" and "There's no opponent like Omaha," after a 3-2 victory over the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights before a Saturday-night crowd of 2,562 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.

The Rivermen improved to 6-0-0-0 lifetime in Omaha and have won 10 in a row over the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights; both marks date back to last season.

Peoria (10-6-1-2), who improved to 9-2-0-0 when scoring three or more goals in a contest, is currently in the midst of a six-game point streak with 10 points out of a possible 12 and a 4-0-1-1 record. The road victory improved Peoria's record away from Carver Arena to a game above .500 at 4-3-1-2. The Rivermen, who would be tied with Omaha for second place in the West Division if they win their game in hand, finished the month of November with a 5-2-1-1 mark.

Rookie right wing David Backes opened the scoring at 10:06 of the opening period on the first of two power play goals in the session for the Rivermen. Left wing Jon DiSalvatore's initial blast from the right side of the slot was stopped by Omaha goaltender Curtis McElhinney, but the rebound popped to the left of the net, where Backes pumped home his ninth goal of the season for a 1-0 lead.

Peoria's second power-play tally came just less than four minutes later on another rebound conversion. Center Ryan Ramsay was able to finish his third marker of the year after left wing Charles Linglet initially tipped a Mike Glumac shot that was stopped. The goal came at 14:02 of the first frame for a 2-0 advantage. Ramsay is in the midst of a four-game point streak with five points (1g, 4a) and a +3 plus/minus.

At 8:01 of the middle stanza, the Rivermen staked themselves to a 3-0 lead on center Trent Whitfield's team-leading 10th goal of the season in a 4-on-4 situation. Whitfield took a pass from DiSalvatore, the game's No. 1 star, at the left face-off dot and launched a shot into the near upper corner that chased McElhinney from the net in favor of Brent Krahn. Whitfield has points in 13 of the team's last 16 games with 20 (10g, 10a).

Omaha (12-7-1-0), who has lost three in a row for the first time this season, got on the board with 2:48 remaining in the second, as left wing Brandon Prust, parked in the low slot, followed up the rebound from a David Moss shot for his third tally of the season.

The Ak-Sar-Ben Knights made it interesting with 1:01 left in regulation and their netminder on the bench for the extra attacker. Defenseman Richie Regehr's shot from the right point made its way through a maze of players past Rivermen rookie goaltender Marek Schwarz, who stopped 21 of 23 Omaha chances in the win. Schwarz heatedly disputed the goal, believing he was interfered with, but it stood.

The Rivermen return home for the beginning of a home-and-home set with the Iowa Stars on Friday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a post-game Christian concert with the Live Love Tour, headlined by Superchic[K] with Sanctus Real, Johnny Reuben and Last Tuesday.

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