RoadRunners Double Up Salmon Kings 4-2

Published on December 21, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release


PHOENIX, Ariz. - Chris Ferraro tallied a pair of goals in his debut while Todd Jackson and Brett Smith each recorded multiple-point games to lead the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 4-2 win over the Victoria Salmon Kings before 2,972 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Thursday.

Phoenix (15-11-1) jumped out to a 1-0 first period lead. Ferraro collected his own rebound in front of the net and stuffed the puck through the pads of Victoria goaltender Julien Ellis at 7:33 to give the RoadRunners a 1-0 lead.

Milan Gajic netted the equalizer for the Salmon Kings (9-16-1) at 10:56 of the second period. Jordan Krestanovich's lead pass hit Gajic behind the RoadRunners defense on the tape, and Gajic slipped the puck along the ice by goaltender Mike Morrison to tie the game at 1-1. Phoenix regained the lead with a late goal at 16:35. Ferraro's centering feed from the far corner deflected off a Victoria defenseman's stick and trickled behind Ellis and into the net giving the RoadRunners a 2-1 advantage.

Victoria battled back to tie the game at 2-2 at 7:33 of the third when Derek Krestanovich snapped a shot over the right shoulder of Morrison from the slot. But the RoadRunners would tally a pair of power play goals to seal the win. Jackson's push to the net deflected off a Salmon King skate and trickled by Ellis at 9:09 on the power play allowing the RoadRunners to regain the lead at 3-2. Justin Aikins then finished off a three-way play from Jackson and Smith, tipping the puck at the top of the crease by Ellis at 17:09 on the power play to cap the scoring.

Phoenix out-shot Victoria 39-20. Morrison stopped 18 shots to improve to 3-2-0 on the season. The RoadRunners went 2-7 on the power play while Victoria was 0-3 with the man advantage.

Notes: The RoadRunners have won eight out of their last nine at US Airways Center dating back to Oct. 28...Phoenix is now 12-2-0 when leading after two periods...Victoria is 0-5-0 on their six-game road trip...The RoadRunners made several transactions prior to the game. Defenseman Alexandre Rouleau was reassigned by San Antonio of the American Hockey League. Forward Dan Baum was traded to the Florida Everblades in exchange for future considerations, and forward Chanse Fitzpatrick agreed to terms on a standard player's contract after being released from his AHL contract with the Binghamton Senators Wednesday.

The RoadRunners travel to Long Beach at 8:30 p.m. Friday as they battle the Ice Dogs from the Long Beach Arena. Catch all the action live beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 8:10 p.m. at www.phxroadrunners.com.

Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Saturday as they welcome back the Victoria Salmon Kings. It's the first of six "Guys Night Out" promotions of the season presented by Classic Rock 100.7 FM KSLX and Coach & Willie's. "Guys Night Out" includes a ticket to the game, a voucher good for a 16 oz. beverage at any US Airways Center concessions stands, and a t-shirt voucher good for an official "Guys Night Out" t-shirt all for just $13 by logging on to www.phxroadrunners.com. The remaining "Guys Night Out" games will be Dec. 30 vs. Long Beach, Jan. 6 vs. Las Vegas, Feb. 17 vs. Alaska, March 17 vs. Las Vegas, and March 24 vs. Fresno. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Individual game tickets for the 2006-07 regular season start as low $7 in the lower section and can be purchased at the US Airways Center Box Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets including Ticketmaster.com. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

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