Steelheads Stun RoadRunners With 4-3 Comeback Win
January 19, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
BOISE, Idaho - Lance Galbraith netted the equalizer 6:21 into the third period and Derek Nesbitt scored the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal with 2:34 remaining in regulation to lift the Idaho Steelheads to a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 5,018 at Qwest Arena in ECHL action Friday.
A spirited first period saw five total goals between the two teams, with four of them coming by way of the power play. Idaho (20-15-2) struck first as Darrell Hay grabbed the loose puck in between the circles and snapped a shot behind RoadRunners' goalie Mike Morrison at 2:13 on the power play for a 1-0 lead. The RoadRunners (19-17-2) responded with three unanswered goals, all coming within a span of 3:06 seconds. Alexandre Rouleau got it started with a power play goal at 11:07. Newcomer Daniel Winnik found Rouleau at the left wing circle and Rouleau ripped a slapper past Steelheads goalie John Daigneau to tie the game at 1-1. Todd Jackson gave Phoenix a 2-1 lead when his shot from the high slot ricocheted off a skate and slid past Daigneau at 12:25 of the first. Rouleau then made it 3-1 with his second power play goal of the game at 14:13. Marty Flichel however cut the Idaho deficit to a single goal before the period came to an end. Off the feed from Kyle Peto, Flichel fired a one-timer past Morrison at 18:36 on the man-advantage to bring the Steelheads back to within 3-2 heading into the first intermission.
After a scoreless second period, Galbraith tied the game off a RoadRunners' turnover as he pushed the puck off Morrison and into the net at 6:21 to knot the score at 3-3. That set up Nesbitt's heroics as he received the puck from Greg Rallo in the slot and fired the puck off the crossbar and behind Morrison at 17:26 of the third to give Idaho the lead and the win.
Idaho out-shot Phoenix 51-23. Morrison made a season-high 47 saves but fell to 6-5-1 on the season. The RoadRunners went 2-5 on the power play while Idaho was 3-5 on the man-advantage.
Notes: Winnik collected a season-high three assists his ECHL debut. Winnik, a product of the University of New Hampshire and a former collegiate teammate of Justin Aikins and Brian Yandle, was assigned by AHL San Antonio along with Rouleau Monday...The RoadRunners are now 14-4-0 when leading after two periods...Emergency goalie Blair Allison came on in relief of Idaho starting goalie John Daigneau at the beginning of the second period and stopped all 14 shots he saw to collect his first win since the 2003-04 season...Tomorrow will wrap up a stretch of seven games in 18 days between the RoadRunners and Steelheads.
The RoadRunners and Idaho Steelheads will conclude their regular season series with the final game of this two-game set at 7:10 p.m. Saturday from Qwest Arena in Boise. Catch all the action live by logging on to www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 6:50 p.m.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Tuesday, January 30 as they welcome the Stockton Thunder. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
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