Saints Squeek Out 4-3 SO Win over Killer Bees

Published on January 2, 2004 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees News Release


The San Angelo Saints blew a 3-0 lead but then blew out of the Dodge Arena with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees, overshadowing Bill Newson's fifth two-goal performance of the season in front of 5,022 fans.

The Saints opened up the offense in the contest with a pair of first period goals. Ryan Finnerty wrestled the puck past Bees goaltender Jeff Levy 10:38 into the match on a power play opportunity and then Scott Lega poked the puck past Levy while Levy was on his back making a snow-angel save off a Tyler Knight breakaway with 3:13 remaining in the period. Chris Minard's one-timer 8:48 into the second period gave the Saints a 3-0 lead before the Bees finally got on the board. Jason Hawes scored the Bees first goal of the calendar year with a power play wrist shot from the right slot over the blocker pad of Saints netminder Scott Reid. 2:20 later with 6:52 remaining in the period, Bill Newson picked off a pass in the neutral zone and beat Reid on the right side on a breakaway for his team leading 3rd unassisted goal to cut the deficit to one. The Bees would tie the contest up 5:03 into the third period with Bill Newson's second goal of the game and team leading 17th of the season. The two teams would force the contest to be decided in overtime and in the shootout, Steve Roberts' goal was all the Saints needed, as Reid stopped all four Bees attempts to sneak out of the Dodge Arena with a 4-0 lead.

The one-standing point received by the Bees will move them into a tie with Austin, but the Bees do lead the tie-breakers to place the Bees ahead of the Ice Bats. Ironically, the two teams face-off Saturday night in Austin. The Bees were without the services of Chris Peach, Andrew Taylor and Ryan Taylor in the contest. Peach has missed two games due to an injury suffered Tuesday night against Laredo, and each of the Taylors are serving league suspensions from incidents in that Tuesday Laredo contest at the Dodge Arena. Andrew Taylor was suspended two games for returning to the ice after the game to assist in a melee and Ryan Taylor was suspended one game for his kneeing penalty, which resulted in a game misconduct.

DATE Fri, Jan 02, 2004 San Angelo (4) Rio Grande Valley (3)

SCORE BY PERIODS San Angelo 2 1 0 0 1 -- 4 Rio Grande Valley 0 2 1 0 0 -- 3

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: SNG-Finnerty (powerplay) (Booth, Minard) 10:39. SNG-Lega (Knight) 16:47. Penalties: Rees, RGV (High Sticking, Double Minor, 4 min) 8:12. Metz, SNG (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 11:58. Van Parys, RGV (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 14:16. Shmyr, RGV (Fisticuffs, Major, 5 min) 17:23. Brand, SNG (Fisticuffs, Major, 5 min) 17:23. Mackie, RGV (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 19:42. Shaw, SNG (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 19:42.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: SNG-Minard (Weisgerber, Finnerty) 8:48. RGV-Hawes (powerplay) (Rees, Tessier) 11:48. RGV-Newson 14:08. Penalties: Mackie, RGV (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 1:51. Shmyr, RGV (Fisticuffs, Major, 5 min) 7:05. Shaw, SNG (Fisticuffs, Major, 5 min) 7:05. Lega, SNG (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 10:53.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: RGV-Newson (Holeczy, Mackie) 5:03. Penalties: Smith, RGV (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 2:41. Kralj, RGV (High Sticking, Minor, 2 min) 6:46.

OVERTIME --

SHOOTOUT -- Scoring: SNG-Roberts.

SHOTS ON GOAL San Angelo 9 12 9 2 1 -- 32 Rio Grande Valley 11 16 10 3 0 -- 40

POWER PLAY STATS PPG ADV SHG San Angelo 1 6 0 Rio Grande Valley 1 2 0

GOALIES AWAY TEAM D MIN S SV Scott Reid WIN 65:00 40 37 HOME TEAM D MIN S SV Jeff Levy OTL 65:00 32 29

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