Royals Lose to Nailers, 3-1...Decisive Game 5 Tomorrow in Wheeling
April 14, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Reading Royals News Release
On the strength of two power play goals in a sixty-six second
span, the Nailers
bested the Royals, 3-1, knotting their Northern Division
semifinals series at two
games apiece.
After a scoreless first period, in which the Royals out-shot
Wheeling, 8-7, both
teams got on the board in the second period via special teams'
play. Reading opened the scoring on a David Masse (1g)
man-advantage goal at the 3:20 mark of the second
period. The home team worked the puck around well, with
Masse finishing off a one-timer from the slot. Forwards
Judd Medak (1a) and Graig Mischler (1a) assisted on Masse's
fifth of the postseason.
The Nailers (2-2-0) responded less than four minutes after
Reading (3-2-0) took the lead, as both Medak and forward Lars
Pettersen received penalties, giving the Northern Division's
number one seed a five-on-three powerplay for 1:22.
Wheeling cashed in on both opportunities, as Jason Jaffray
(1g, 1a) and Steve Crampton (1g) scored just 1:06 apart.
After 40-minutes of play, the Royals trailed, 2-1.
In the third period, with Reading pressing for the tying goal,
Nailers' goaltender
Nick Boucher (28 saves, 1a) had all the answers, making nine
third-period saves for his first victory of the postseason
(1-0-0). Defenseman Mario LaRocque (1g) added an
empty-net goal for Wheeling with 59 seconds to go, to ice the
contest.
Royals' netminder Cody Rudkowsky (22 saves) dropped to 3-2-0
in the postseason, while team captain Brad Church led Reading
with five shots on goal. The Nailers finished 2-3 on the
powerplay, while the Royals went 1-4.
The best-of-five series is now tied at 2-2, with game five
coming tomorrow night in Wheeling. Faceoff is at 7:00
pm. All the action can be heard live via the Royals'
website at www.royalshockey.com A tape delayed
broadcast of the game can be heard locally on ESPN Radio
1240AM, following the conclusion of the Reading Phillies
game.
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