RoadRunners Trip Up Condors 3-2 In OT

Published on February 23, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release


PHOENIX, Ariz. - Todd Jackson scored with 1:51 remaining in overtime to lift the Phoenix RoadRunners to a 3-2 victory over the Bakersfield Condors before a crowd of 6,575 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Friday.

Following a scoreless first period, the teams traded two goals apiece in the second frame. Bakersfield (30-13-8) opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal from Josh Liebenow at 6:32 of the period. On the same power play however, the RoadRunners (24-25-4) would convert as Liam Lindstrom found an open Jeff Kyrzakos at the left-wing circle, and Kyrzakos beat Condors goalie Rejean Beauchemin by the blocker at 7:24 to tie the game at 1-1. Bakersfield regained a 2-1 advantage at 15:56 following a RoadRunners turnover at the blue line. Rane Carnegie tipped the puck ahead to Todd Griffith who broke in alone on goalie Cody Rudkowsky and snapped a shot over his left glove and into the net to give the Condors their second lead of the game. But Dusty Demianiuk would net the equalizer less than two minutes later as he ripped the puck over Beauchemin's blocker from the high slot at 17:22 to tie the score at 2-2.

It would remain tied until the RoadRunners received a four-on-three power play in overtime. Mat Snesrud faked a shot from the right point, slid the puck down to Jackson, and Jackson worked a backhander around Beauchemin and into the net at 3:09 of the extra session to seal the win and set off a massive on-ice celebration

Bakersfield out-shot Phoenix 41-28. Rudkowsky made 39 saves to snap a five-game winless streak and improve to 7-11-2 on the season. The RoadRunners went 2-4 on the power play while Bakersfield was 0-8 with the man-advantage.

Notes: Kyrzakos' goal broke a 1-52 stretch on the power play and was the RoadRunners' first power play goal in seven games...Snesrud collected his first two points in a RoadRunners uniform after signing with the club last Sunday...Phoenix claimed their first overtime victory of the season and finished their five-game homestand with a record of 2-3...The attendance of 6,575 was the second largest crowd of the season and the second largest in RoadRunners ECHL history at US Airways Center...Center Olivier Latendresse was reassigned by the Phoenix Coyotes to San Antonio of the American Hockey League earlier today...The RoadRunners traded rookie forward Dan Riedel to Toledo this afternoon in exchange for future considerations.

The RoadRunners open a two-game series at Bakersfield at 8:00 p.m. Saturday. Catch all the play-by-play live by logging on to www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 7:40 p.m.

Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Thursday, March 1 as they welcome the Las Vegas Wranglers. 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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