San Diego Attempts To Extend Winning Streak To Seven

Published on January 22, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
San Diego Gulls News Release


SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Gulls close out the first half of the regular season and look to extend their season-high winning streak to seven games when they host the Pensacola Ice Pilots tonight for the first-ever time at the Sports Arena.

SERIES HISTORY: This is the second all-time meeting between the Gulls and Ice Pilots and first-ever at the Sports Arena. The two teams met for the first time last season, with San Diego pulling out a 4-3 shootout victory. Tonight is the only regular season match-up between the West Division Gulls and South Division Ice Pilots.

2003-04 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES:
3/5/04 San Diego 4 @ Pensacola 3 (shootout)

LAST GAME (JAN. 21 VS. LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS): The Wranglers held a 3-2G lead midway through the third period, but got into huge penalty trouble and the Gulls capitalized, skating away with a 5-3 win. Las Vegas grabbed a quick 2-0 lead, netting back-to-back goals in the game's first 3:26. San Diego answered with two straight power-play goals later in the first, knotting the game at 2-2. But the Wranglers regained their lead late in the second period, a lead they would retain until the team self-destructed in the third. The Gulls scored three straight goals – all on two-man advantages – and cruised the rest of the way. All five of San Diego's goals were scored on the power play. The team record for most power-play goals in a game is six.

GULLS UPDATE: The Gulls (21-11-4) enter the day third in the West Division, seven points back of the first-place Long Beach Ice Dogs and Bakersfield Condors... San Diego, however, has played three fewer games than both Long Beach and Bakersfield... The Gulls have won a season-high six straight games, outscoring their opponents 25-15 during that span... The Blue and Orange are 14-3-2 at home this season and 7-8-2 on the road... They have outscored their opponents 76-52 at the Sports Arena...

OTHER NOTES: San Diego is 6-1-0 at home when trailing after two periods (0-8-0 on the road). No other team in the ECHL has more wins when losing heading into the third period... The Gulls have a better winning percentage when trailing after two periods (6-1-0) than carrying a lead into the third period (6-1-1)... Sylvain Deschatelets is in the midst of a seven-game point streak, notching 12 points during that span (4g, 8a). He now has 27 points overall, tied with Max Birbraer for the club lead... Brian Gornick has 16 points (11g, 5a) in his last 16 games. He leads the team with 15 goals overall... Mark Pederson has six points (2g, 4a) in his last three games... Curtis Brown has 12 points (3g, 9a) in his last nine games... San Diego has five regulars out with injuries: Jonathon Shockey (separated shoulder), Sean Murphy (broken thumb), Sean O'Connor (charley horse), Birbraer (sprained shoulder) and Mathieu Chouinard (sore groin)... Darren Clark, who's missed the last two games with an ankle injury, could be back in the lineup tonight... The Gulls now have the third-best power play unit in the ECHL, clicking at 19.6 percent.

PENSACOLA UPDATE: Pensacola (22-11-4) begins the day first in the South Division with 48 points, four in front of the second-place Gwinnett Gladiators and Florida Everblades... The Ice Pilots are 11-5-2 at home and 11-6-2 on the road... Tyler Beechey is second in the ECHL with 45 points (19g, 26a), four behind the Greenville Grrrowl's Carl Mallette... Todd Ford is third in the league with a 2.06 goals-against average and .937 save percentage... Corey Nielson, named the as the 2003-04 ECHL Defenseman of the Year, was selected as the American Conference's team captain for Wednesday's All-Star Game. He ranks second among all ECHL defensemen with 28 points (7g, 21a)... The Ice Pilots are 3-2-1 so far on their eight-game western road trip. After playing San Diego tonight, they'll close the trek tomorrow in Long Beach...

TRANSACTIONS: Pierre Dufour was signed again yesterday... Guillaume Fournier, who missed seven games with concussion-like symptoms, was activated from the injured list yesterday... Trevor Koenig, sidelined 12 games with elbow tendonitis, was also activated from the injured list yesterday... Birbraer and Chouinard were both placed on seven-day injured reserve yesterday... They join Shockey and Murphy, who both remain on 30-day injured reserve... Andrew Canzanello was recalled to the American Hockey League's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks yesterday... Wes Rypien was signed Wednesday...

FUTURE HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETINGS: Last regular season match-up

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