RoadRunners Double Up Steelheads 6-3
Published on January 20, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
BOISE, Idaho - Captain Cam Paddock tallied two goals and added an assist to lift the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 6-3 win over the Idaho Steelheads and a split in their two-game weekend series before 5,533 at Qwest Arena in ECHL action Saturday.
Marty Flichel opened the scoring for Idaho (20-16-2) at 11:56 of the first period. On a delayed penalty against the RoadRunners, Flichel pounced on his own rebound in the slot and fired a blast by RoadRunners goalie Mike Morrison to give the Steelheads a 1-0 lead. The RoadRunners (20-17-2) would fight back with a power play goal at 16:16 from Alexandre Rouleau. Olivier Latendresse found Rouleau at the left point, and Rouleau let a slap shot go that found its way behind Idaho net-minder Blair Allison to tie the contest at 1-1.
Cam Paddock gave the RoadRunners their first lead of the evening at 2-1 when he tipped Jake Ortmeyer's shot from the blue line past Allison at 3:27 of the second period. That lead would expire though in just 29 seconds. Derek Nesbitt found the back of the net on a slap shot from the right-wing circle at 3:56 to tie the game at 2-2. Phoenix then exploded for two goals 59 seconds apart in the final three minutes of the period. Brock Hooton found a streaking Justin Aikins ahead of the Idaho defense, and Aikins slid the puck through Allison's pads and in at 17:04 for a 3-2 advantage. Latendresse made it 4-2 going into the second intermission as he jammed Chanse Fitzpatrick's rebound home 59 seconds later at 18:03.
Todd Jackson extended that lead to 5-2 just 41 seconds into the third period as he moved around the Idaho defense and slid the puck behind Allison to continue the RoadRunners attack. Tuomas Mikkonen gave the Steelheads some life when he scored at 3:12 of the third to cut the deficit to 5-3, but Idaho would come no closer. Paddock scored an empty-net goal at 18:55 to seal the Phoenix victory.
Idaho out-shot Phoenix 27-22. Morrison made 24 saves to improve to 7-5-1 on the season. The RoadRunners went 2-11 on the power play while Idaho was 0-6 on the man-advantage.
Notes: Latendresse scored his first goal since Dec. 22, while Paddock tallied his first marker since Nov. 28...Jackson now has four goals in his last three games...Idaho had averaged 45 shots on goal in their previous four games against the RoadRunners...The win gave Phoenix the season series as the RoadRunners finished 5-4-1 against Idaho.
The RoadRunners visit the Fresno Falcons at 8:35 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26. Catch all the action live by logging on to www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 8:15 p.m.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Tuesday, January 30 as they welcome the Stockton Thunder. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
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