Shots from the Point for May 9, 2011
Published on May 9, 2011 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
Turner Conference Finals (best-of-7)
Rapid City Rush (1) vs. Colorado Eagles (2)
Game 1- Friday, April 29, Colorado 1 at Rapid City 3
Game 2- Saturday, April 30, Colorado 4 at Rapid City 3
Game 3- Tuesday, May 3, Rapid City 4 at Colorado 7
Game 4- Thursday, May 5, Rapid City 1 at Colorado 2 3OT
Game 5- Saturday, May 7, Colorado 2 at Rapid City 3 (COL leads series 3-2)
Game 6- Monday, May 9, Rapid City at Colorado, 7:05 MT
Game 7- Wednesday, May 11, Colorado at Rapid City, 6:35 MT (if necessary)
Series Notes:
-The Rapid City Rush are hoping to become the first team since the 2006 CHL Finals to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win a series. The Laredo Bucks fell behind Bossier-Shreveport 3-1 before rallying to win three straight games and the Presidents' Cup.
-Colorado is looking to make their fifth trip to the CHL Finals in their eighth season as a franchise. The Eagles won the title in 2005 and 2007 and then fell to Arizona in 2008 and Texas in 2009.
-Rookie Adam Chorneyko leads the Eagles in scoring during the post-season with 15 points (4-11=15).
-Colorado is 5-1 at home during the playoffs outscoring the opposition 27-16. The Eagles have won five straight home contests after losing their opening game in the first round to the Quad City Mallards.
-The Eagles are the lone remaining playoff team that has not allowed a shorthanded goal. Conversely, Colorado has scored a pair of shorthanded goals (Riley Nelson, Jason Beatty).
-The first period has been good to Rapid City as they are a +11 against the opposition in the opening period (21-10). Meanwhile, the Eagles are -3 in the opening period (11-14).
-Colorado is the top defensive team in the playoffs allowing 2.46 goals per game.
-Eagles forward Adam Hogg had one playoff goal in 19 games with the Eagles during the 2009 and 2010 post-seasons but has scored five goals in this year's post-season (10 games).
-Dating back to the conference semi finals, the Rapid City Rush have lost four straight road playoff games (two versus Fort Wayne and two versus Colorado).
-Rush forward Les Reaney (the 2010 CHL Playoff Most Valuable Player) ranks second in the league in playoff scoring with 18 points (8-10=18), the most by any player on any remaining team.
Berry Conference Finals (best-of-7)
Allen Americans (1) vs. Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (2)
Game 1- Friday, April 29, Bossier-Shreveport 5 at Allen 4
Game 2- Sunday, May 1, Bossier-Shreveport 3 at Allen 5
Game 3- Wednesday, May 4, Bossier-Shreveport 3 vs. Allen 2
Game 4- Friday, May 6, Allen 4 at Bossier-Shreveport 6
Game 5- Sunday, May 8, Allen 3 at Bossier-Shreveport 5 (BOS wins series 4-1)
Series Notes:
-Bossier-Shreveport returns to the CHL Finals for the third time (2004, 2006, 2011) and are looking to win their fourth championship. The Mudbugs won the WPHL Championship three straight years (1999, 2000 and 2001).
-Bossier-Shreveport has won five straight games as the home team (although one of those games was played at the Allen Event Center). The ¬ËBugs last home loss was in Game 1 of their conference semi finals series against Tulsa.
-Mudbugs forward Jeff Kyrzakos and David Rutherford each have eight goals in the playoffs tying them both for the league lead in goal scoring. Kyrzakos leads all skaters with five power play goals.
-Amateur Nick Layton leads all skaters with a +11 plus/minus rating and has four goals and six assists in 13 games so far.
-John DeCaro leads all playoff goalies with nine wins and is carrying a 2.74 goals against average and a .906 save percentage.
- ¬ËBugs defenseman Simon Mangos is tied for the league lead among d-men with 11 points (2-9=11).
-The Mudbugs are 8-0 when leading after two periods of play during the post-season.
-Bossier-Shreveport has scored a power play goal in six straight games going 7 for 27 over that stretch (25.9%). They currently rank second in the post-season with a 25.8% success rate with the man advantage.
-The Mudbugs are the top offensive team in the playoffs with a 3.79 goals for average.
-Since falling behind 2-1 in their conference semi finals series with Tulsa, Bossier-Shreveport has won six of their last seven games with four of the six wins coming by just one goal. In the playoffs, the Mudbugs are 6-3 in one-goal games.
-Colton Yellow Horn and Dave Bonk each finished with 16 points (6-10=16) in the playoffs leading the Americans in scoring.
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