RoadRunners Blank Falcons 3-0
January 27, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
FRESNO, Calif. - Three different skaters tallied goals and goaltender Mike Morrison stopped all 23 shots he saw as the Phoenix RoadRunners knocked off the Fresno Falcons 3-0 before 5,171 at the Save Mart Center in ECHL action Friday.
Brock Hooton opened the scoring for the RoadRunners (21-17-2) at 3:29 of the first period with his ninth goal of the season. Hooton re-directed Daniel Winnik's shot from the blue-line past the stick of Fresno (23-13-4) goalie Scott Stirling to give Phoenix an early 1-0 lead.
Olivier Latendresse extended the lead to 2-0 when he slipped the puck off Stirling's right skate and into the back of the net just 1:07 into the second period. Chanse Fitzpatrick would cap the scoring by giving the RoadRunners a 3-0 cushion at 13:07 of the second on a two-man advantage power play as he buried a rebound chance in front over Stirling to the top shelf.
Neither team scored in the third period.
Phoenix out-shot Fresno 32-23. Morrison improved to 8-5-1 by recording his first shutout of the season. The RoadRunners went 1-6 on the power play while Fresno was 0-7 on the man-advantage.
Notes: The RoadRunners captured their first win in five tries at the Save Mart Center and are now 2-6-1 lifetime against Fresno...Captain Cam Paddock collected a pair of assists and now has five points with two goals and three assists in his last two games...Latendresse has goals in consecutive games for the first time this season...Center Brett Smith was activated off the three-day injured reserve prior to the game and replaced by forward Todd Jackson.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Tuesday as they welcome the Stockton Thunder. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
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