ECHL Wheeling Nailers

Rogers Captains Comeback for Toledo

Published on February 22, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Wheeling Nailers News Release


TOLEDO, OH- For the first forty minutes of Friday night's game, things were looking good for the Wheeling Nailers, who carried a 2-1 lead into the dressing room. Unfortunately, the Toledo Walleye had other ideas in the third period, scoring four unanswered goals, defeating the Nailers, 5-2 at Huntington Center.

The Nailers opened the scoring a little more than seven minutes into the first period. Chris Barton fed the puck into the slot from the left circle, and the pass ended up bouncing its way into the back of the net. After originally having the goal waved off, Zack Torquato was given credit, as the puck deflected off of his skate for the marker. One hundred seconds later, Wheeling added to the lead. Cam Fergus took a shot from the left circle that got blocked, but Matt Germain was there to hammer in the rebound for a 2-0 advantage. Toledo got on the board later in the frame, when Nino Musitelli grabbed a loose puck on the left side of the crease, lifting it over a sprawled out Peter Delmas.

After a scoreless second period, the Walleye turned the game around in the third. Kyle Rogers tied the score at the 2:37 mark, when he took a feed from Willie Coetzee, and lifted a shot over Delmas' right shoulder. 26 seconds later, Rogers gave Toledo the lead, when he flipped in the rebound of Joey Martin's initial chance, as he cut in from the right side. Coetzee also assisted on the goal, before netting one of his own, into an empty net with 42 seconds remaining. Then, with two seconds to go, Byron Froese added one more insurance marker for a 5-2 final score in favor of the Walleye.

Jordan Pearce snagged the win for Toledo, making 19 saves on 21 shots. Peter Delmas suffered the loss for Wheeling, turning aside 38 of the 42 shots he faced.

The Nailers will continue their travels in Ohio on Saturday night, when they battle the Cincinnati Cyclones at 7:35.

Group and single game tickets can be purchased by calling 304-234-4625 or 1-877-NAIL-TIX. All Nailers games will be broadcast on Wheeling's rock station EAGLE 107 (107.5 FM). Fans can also listen to and watch all Nailers games on wheelingnailers.com.

2012-2013 Wheeling Nailers season tickets, flex pack tickets, group tickets and single-game tickets are on sale now! For as little as $10 per game, you can enjoy the many benefits of being a Nailers season ticket holder including reserved seating for all home games at WesBanco Arena, the option to redeem unused tickets, discounts on team merchandise and access to exclusive season ticket holder-only events with the team. Convenient payment plans are available. For more information on how to join our team by becoming a Wheeling Nailers season ticket holder, or for more information on Flex Pack tickets or group tickets, call 304-234-4625 or 1-877-NAIL-TIX, e-mail ticketing@wheelingnailers.com or visit www.wheelingnailers.com. Nailers single-game tickets are available at the WesBanco Arena Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling 304-234-4625 or 1-877-NAIL-TIX.

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