Rivermen Take over First Place, Beat Huntsville 3-2 Friday
January 1, 2016 - SPHL (SPHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Rivermen scored first and never trailed as they bested the Huntsville Havoc 3-2 at Carver Arena Friday night. The win, Peoria's fourth in a row, lifts the Rivermen into first place in the SPHL standings with a rematch scheduled for Saturday night.
Peoria started the scoring at the 4:48 mark of the first period when Dave Pszenyczny's slap shot from the left circle beat Havoc goaltender Kevin Genoe for the 1-0 lead. Huntsville tied the game just seconds later when Nolan Kaiser's wrister from the point was redirected past Peoria netminder David Jacobson to make it 1-1 at 5:03 of the first.
Peoria retook the lead for good at the 15:38 mark of the first period when Mark Corbett's shot from the right point made its way through traffic and into the Huntsville net for the 2-1 lead. The Rivermen added to their lead at the 7:39 marker of period number two when Don Maloney, Jr., dove headfirst to flip a rebound past Genoe for the 3-1 Rivermen advantage.
Huntsville trimmed the Peoria lead with a powerplay goal at the 8:58 mark of the second. With Alec Hagaman in the penalty box for high sticking, John McGinnis beat Jacobson to make it 3-2, but Huntsville would muster only five shots on net in the third period as Peoria held on for the 3-2 victory.
Jacobson notched his first pro win in his Rivermen debut after he had previously been 0-4-0 in four SPHL games with Macon earlier this season. He stopped 24 of 26 shots faced, including 14 of 15 in the second stanza to pick up the victory in goal.
Notes: Friday's game included the first SPHL goals for Pszenyczny and Maloney...The Rivermen return to action on their home ice January 1 when they play the first of two at 7:05 P.M. against the Havoc...Matt Summers got an assist on Maloney's goal to give him four straight games with a point and 12 points in his last eight games...Summers is a +9 in his last four contests...Corbett has two goals in his last three games...Steve Morra's assist on Corbett's goal gives him five points in his first four games since coming out of retirement...The Rivermen and Havoc rematch at Carver Arena Saturday night with a 7:05 puck drop...The broadcast can be heard starting with the pregame show at 6:45 at portal.stretchinternet.com/rivermen
Single-game and season tickets for Peoria's 34th season of professional hockey are on sale at the Toyota Box Office in the Peoria Civic Center, or by phone at the Rivermen office, located at 201 S.W. Jefferson Street, or over the phone at (309) 676-1040.Â
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