Rush edge Riggers 11-9
Published on April 5, 2008 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release
EDMONTON - Buck Stobart doesn't score many goals, but he picked a great time to notch his first of the season for the Edmonton Rush.
With the score knotted 9-9 in the late fourth quarter, Stobart slipped in behind the Calgary defence and snapped a shot through Calgary goalie Pat Campbell's legs to put the Rush up by a goal. It was only the third goal in 36 career games for the 6-foot-4, 240-pound defenceman.
Mike Hominuck scored 17 seconds later at 13:12 of the final frame and the Rush (4-7) held for an 11-9 win, their fourth in the past five games since starting the season 0-6.
"It was a huge game," Edmonton forward Jimmy Quinlan told Shaw TV after the victory. "We stayed the course which we knew we had to and pulled it out in the end."
Quinlan had a big game for the Rush with four goals and an assist, Hominuck and Lindsay Plunkett had two goals and two assists each, while Dan Stroup also scored twice.
It was a tough loss for the Roughnecks (4-9), who held a one-goal lead over their northern counterparts on five separate occasions.
"These games are like playoff games right now," Calgary owner Brad Banister told Shaw TV. "Both teams want to win badly to get that last spot in the playoffs."
Scott Ranger led the way for the Riggers with a hat trick, while captain Tracey Kelusky scored once and set up three others.
Newcomer Josh Sanderson, had two goals and one assist in his first game as a Roughneck, Kelly Hall and Jeff Shattler each had a goal and two helpers, while Kaleb Toth also scored. Defenceman Devan Wray had his most productive game of the season with three assists and he won nine of 16 faceoffs.
Despite giving up the two late goals, Campbell played well in between the pipes for the Riggers with 37 saves on 48 shots. At the other end, former Roughneck goalie Curtis Palidwor stopped 32 of the 41 shots he faced in the Rush net.
The Roughnecks led 2-1 after the first quarter, while the score was tied 5-5 heading into halftime. Both teams scored just one goal each in a tight-checking third quarter before the Rush took control of the game in the final frame.
The same two teams will face off against each other next Saturday night (April 12 at 7:30 p.m.) at the Pengrowth Saddledome. They'll then meet again in Edmonton at Rexall Place Saturday, April 26 in the final game of the season for both teams.
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