
Rockford Bests Aeros, 4-1
January 6, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
HOUSTON --- Mike McKenzie scored his first goal of the season, and Matt Hackett made 27 saves but the Houston Aeros fell 4-1 to the Rockford IceHogs Friday at Toyota Center.
Despite the loss, Houston remains in third place in the AHL's West Division, five points out of first place.
McKenzie tied the score at 1-1 at 14:31 in the first period after Ben Smith gave the IceHogs a 1-0 lead at three minutes in the first period.
Peter LeBlanc put Rockford ahead 2-1 at 5:10 in the second with his 11th goal of the season.
Brandon Bollig scored at 5:52 in the third period to make it 3-1, and Rostislav Olesz added an empty netter.
Houston takes on the San Antonio Rampage Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the AT&T Center in San Antonio to start a four-game road trip. The Aeros return home Jan. 20 to host San Antonio at 7:35 p.m. at Toyota Center.
BOMB DROPPINGS
Mike McKenzie scored his first goal since March 22, 2011 when he was a member of the Charlotte Checkers... Nate Prosser, who was reassigned by Minnesota to the Aeros Thursday, had his first assist with the Aeros since Dec. 2, 2011... Matt Kassian, who was reassigned by Minnesota to Houston Tuesday, had his first assist since Feb. 4, 2011... Houston released Harrison Reed from his PTO contract Thursday...
NEXT GAME
Sunday at San Antonio (3:30 p.m CST)
RECORDS
HOU: 18-8-2-7
RFD: 12-18-1-3
GOAL SCORERS
HOU: McKenzie
RFD: Smith, LeBlanc, Bollig, Olesz
AEROS STARTERS
F - DiSalvatore, Rau, Fontaine
D - Prosser, Cuma
G - Hackett
AEROS SCRATCHES
Medvec, Montgomery
DECIDING GOAL
LeBlanc (5:10, 2nd)
POWER PLAYS
HOU: 0/3
RFD: 0/1
GOALIES
HOU: Hackett (27/30)
RFD: Richards (27/28)
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