Roadrunners edge Salmon Kings

Published on December 21, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


Phoenix, AZ - The Victoria Salmon Kings, proud affiliate of the Manitoba Moose and the Vancouver Canucks, did a full circle in their six-game road trip to start and finish in Phoenix. In game one of the two-game series, Victoria kept in stride with the Roadrunners, until the third period when Phoenix tallied two powerplay goals for the 4-2 win in front of 2,972 fans at the U.S. Airways Center.

Phoenix Centre Chris Ferraro earned his first ECHL goal at 7:33 into the opening period, batting his own rebound past Goaltender Julien Ellis, who started in his fourth game of the road trip. The Salmon Kings defeated a 5-on-3 Phoenix powerplay to remain within one.

Victoria tied the game 1-1 in the second stanza as Jordan Krestanovich found a streaking Milan Gajic for the breakaway. Gajic, who was recently returned to the Salmon Kings by the Moose, scored his seventh goal of the season shooting five-hole on netminder Mike Morrison. With 3:25 remaining in the second, Ferraro found his second goal of the night, banking a shot off a Salmon Kings defender for the 2-1 lead.

Heading into the final period Victoria was outshot 25-12, but was the first to strike and tie the game 2-2. Derek Krestanovich capitalized on a feed from Darryl Lloyd shortly after a Victoria powerplay expired. The puck was dug out of the corner and Krestanovich beat Morrison with a low shot from the slot for his sixth goal of the season.

The Roadrunners broke the Salmon Kings' perfect penalty kill at 9:09 into the third. During the Roadrunners' sixth powerplay of the game, winger Todd Jackson took a no-look shot from the left corner and it redirected off a Salmon Kings skate for the go-ahead goal. Phoenix added another powerplay marker in a swift tic-tac-toe finish from Justin Aikins with 2:51 remaining in the game.

Final score: 4-2 Roadrunners

Morrison earned his third win of the season, and Ellis suffered his ninth loss. Victoria was scoreless on three powerplay chances and Phoenix was 2 for 7 with the man advantage. The Roadrunners outshot the Salmon Kings 39-20. Victoria (9-16-0-1) wrap up the road trip with game two versus Phoenix (15-11-1-0) on December 23, starting at 7:11 p.m. (MT) at the U.S. Airways Center.

The Salmon Kings return to the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre for a three-game series (Dec 29, 30, and Jan 1) against the Alaska Aces. Join the players on the ice after the 1:05 p.m. game on Monday January 1st for another round of "Skate with the Salmon Kings". The skate session is by donation and proceeds benefit the Booster Club.

Group together and have more fun! Call (250) 220-7777 for fantastic group rates to Salmon Kings games and fundraising opportunities.

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