Steelheads Slow Down RoadRunners 4-1
Published on December 13, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
BOISE, Idaho - Greg Rallo tallied a pair of goals and Mark Bomersback finished with a three-point night to propel the Idaho Steelheads to a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 3,741 at Qwest Arena in ECHL action Wednesday.
Idaho (8-8-7) opened the scoring at 14:53 of the first period when Bomersback finished off a nifty two-on-one rush with Rallo as he tipped the puck behind RoadRunners goalie Cody Rudkowsky for a 1-0 lead.
Bombersback later returned the favor setting up Rallo for a goal 30 seconds into the second period to give the Steelheads a 2-0 advantage.
Colin Sinclair extended the lead to 3-0 at 5:31 of the third period beating Rudkowsky with a shot to the short side. Rallo tacked on his second goal of the evening at 9:55. Justin Maiser spoiled Idaho goalie Steve Silverthorn's bid for his fourth career shutout against the RoadRunners when he scored Phoenix's (8-11-4) lone goal of the night at 11:51 of the third.
Idaho out-shot Phoenix 35-23. Rudkowsky stopped 31 shots but fell to 4-8-3 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-4 on the power play while Idaho was 0-1 with the man-advantage.
Notes: The two penalty minutes registered by the RoadRunners for the game were the fewest in the club's three-year ECHL history...Idaho won for the first time in regulation since Nov. 24...The RoadRunners allowed 20 shots or more in a single period for the seventh time this season after giving up 21 in the first period...Silverthorn snapped a personal six-game losing streak...Maiser scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season...The regulation loss was just the third in the last 10 games for Phoenix.
The RoadRunners continue a five-game road trip at 7:10 p.m. Friday with the middle game of a three-game series against the Idaho Steelheads from Qwest Arena in Boise. Catch all the action live on Independent 1310 KXAM and at www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 6:45 p.m.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. on Dec. 27 as they welcome the Bakersfield Condors to kick-off a four-game home-stand.
Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2007-08 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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