Steelheads Down Aces 5-3 in Boise
March 4, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Alaska Aces News Release
BOISE, IDAHO - Joe Basaraba tipped a slap pass from Shawn Boutin into the Alaska net in the third period on the powerplay to give the Idaho Steelheads the lead on their way to a 5-3 win over the Aces Friday at the CenturyLink Arena.
Idaho drew first blood with a 2 on 1 break at the 8:26 mark of the first period. Jake Fallon took the puck up the left wing into the Aces zone and took Andrew Carrol wth him on the right. Fallon slid a pefect pass over to Carroll who blasted it in the net pat Aces goaltender Troy Redmann. It was Carroll's 9th goal of the season.
The Aces drew even with just under a minute to go in the period. Tony Deluca got his 7th goal of the season with a lazer wrister from the top of the left circle with Tommaso Traversa screening in front of Idaho netminder Branden Komm. Time of the goal 19:11.
Alaska outshot Idaho 14-7 in the period.
Alaska took a 2-1 lead just 28 seconds into period 2. Peter Sivak took a Steelheads turnover and zipped a pass to Stephen Perfetto low in the zone on the right. Perfetto drilled the puck into the net for his 11th goal of the season.
The Steelheads then turned the momentum the other way with 2 goals in 50 seconds. Shawn Boutin unassisted at 10:04, then Zach Bell at 10:54 and Idaho had a 3-2 lead at the second intermission.
Patrick Wellar tied the game at 3 early in the third with his second goal of the season. Perfetto carried the puck through the neutral zone while most of the focus was behind the play on a delayed penalty. Perfetto found Sivak, who tossed the puck to a waiting Wellar who popped the puck past a surprised Komm.
The game winning goal came at the 15:46 mark of the third. Basaraba redirected a Boutin slap-pass top shelf on the powerplay. His 7th goal of the season made it a 4-3 game, and Andre-Bouvet Morrissette added an empty-net goal at 18:46 for the final margin.
The Steelheads outshot the Aces 29-24 for the game.
Alaska and Idaho will finish up their three game series Saturday in Boise at 5:10 Alaska time
The Aces return to the Sullivan Arena on Friday, March 9 against Ft. Wayne.
For tickets, stop by the Aces ticket office at 15th and Gambell Saturday noon to 5 or go online at www.alaskaaces.com.
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