Shootout Leads to Buccaneer Win Over Force 5-4
Published on December 16, 2009 under United States Hockey League (USHL)
Des Moines Buccaneers News Release
The Des Moines Buccaneers defeated the Fargo Force in a shootout tonight; 5-4.
Austin Coldwell scored his seventh goal of the season in the first period of action at the Urban Plains Center in Fargo. Fargo scored late in the period to tie the game 1-1.
In the second, Mitch Cain scored his second goal of the season to put the Buccaneers back on top, but Fargo answered back minutes later to tie the game at 2-2. Buccaneer Jack Berger put the Buccaneers back in the lead by scoring his first USHL goal. The Bucs closed out the second period leading 3-2.
Fargo scored twice early in the third; putting themselves ahead of the Buccaneers for the first time. Ryan Walters tied the game back up with a shorthanded goal just over halfway through the period. The Buccaneers and Force ended regulation play tied 4-4.
Neither team was able to score in the five minute 4-on-4 sudden death overtime period - so the game would head to a shootout. Prior to tonight, the Buccaneers were 1-1 in shootouts, winning the season opener in Sioux Falls in a shootout and losing to Sioux City at home in a shootout.
After two rounds of no goals, Ryan Walters would scored for the Buccaneers. Fargo tied the shootout up in the bottom of the fifth round - sending extra players to the ice. J.P. Burkemper scored the last goal for the Buccaneers; as Charles Williams would make the final save of the game allowing for the Buccaneers to record the shootout win.
Charles Williams stopped 41 of 45 shots on goal in his 65 minutes in goal. The Buccaneers would go 0-for-8 on the powerplay and have 29 shots on goal against Fargo.
The Bucs will play on the road in Sioux City on Friday before heading home to finish off with a Saturday night game against the Waterloo Black Hawks.
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