Stars Defeat San Antonio In Dramatic Fashion
Published on December 9, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
Marty Sertich scored with eight seconds left in regulation to tie the game while James Neal won it in overtime as the Iowa Stars picked up a 3-2 overtime win over the San Antonio Rampage in San Antonio Saturday night. The Stars meet the Rampage again on Sunday at 5pm at the AT&T Center.
Neal's game-winner represented the first time in the game that the Stars held the lead as they chased the Rampage all game long after falling behind 1-0 in the first period. Enver Lison scored the first goal of the game at 11:43, but the Stars didn't take long to even the score. Just 38 seconds later, B.J. Crombeen scored his second goal of the season, and second in as many nights, as he tipped in Mark Fistric's shot from the left point.
The Rampage reclaimed the advantage at 18:08 of the first when David Spina found the back of the Stars' net. The score remained 2-1 until Sertich's equalizer. James Neal carried the puck to the front of goal. A frantic scramble in front of Rampage netminder Josh Tordjman followed, culminating with Sertich poking the puck in the net for his eighth of the season.
Neal's deciding goal, his third of the season, came on a power play at 4:14 of the OT after the Stars had killed off a Rampage man-advantage.
Phil Sauve, who saw action in 10 games with San Antonio last season, made his first start since November 24 and picked up his second win of the season over his old team with 19 saves on 21 shots.
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