Rivermen Topple RiverKings 2-0 Saturday
March 26, 2016 - SPHL (SPHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria, IL - The Peoria Rivermen got 34 saves from goaltender David Jacobson as they won their second straight game, 2-0 over the Mississippi RiverKings in Carver Arena Saturday night. The win improves Peoria to 36-12-3 with five games remaining in the regular season.
The Rivermen opened the scoring on the power play at 14:41 of the first. With Mississippi's Sam Higgins in the box for throwing equipment, the Rivermen worked the puck to Cody Dion in the left corner. Dion's centering attempt was rejected back to him, he came out of the corner and rifled a wrist shot past RiverKings netminder Peter Di Salvo to give Peoria a 1-0 lead.
The 1-0 lead would hold throughout the majority of the game, as David Jacobson made 34 saves, including denying a penalty shot from Max Cook at 11:36 of the third period to keep the score 1-0. After Mississippi pulled Di Salvo in favor of an extra attacker in the game's final minute, Rivermen winger Matt Summers was called for high sticking at 19:12 to leave the Rivermen short-handed. After the RiverKings retreated into neutral ice with the puck, Alec Hagaman picked off a pass straddling the Peoria blue line and fired the puck down into the empty net with 4.3 seconds left to seal a 2-0 victory.
Jacobson stopped all 34 shots he faced in net to earn his second professional shutout. Both of Jacobson's pro shutouts have come in his last two home appearances, dating back to a 53-save performance March 6 against Pensacola.
Notes: Jacobson has denied all three penalty shots he has faced this season, the most regulation penalty shots faced in one season by one goaltender in Rivermen franchise history...Pszenyczny recorded an assist on Dion's goal to give him four points in two games against Mississippi...Hagaman's goal gives him the team lead with three empty-netters this season, and is also his team-high fourth short-handed tally...The Rivermen return to action next Friday night with the first of two against the Ice Bears from Knoxville at 7:35 central time...The broadcast of the game can be heard, starting with the pregame show, at 7:15 at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/rivermen
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.
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