Sports stats



CHL Mississippi RiverKings

Sterling Silences PrairieThunder in RiverKings' Win

January 28, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


SOUTHAVEN, MS --- Goaltender Larry Sterling posted a 28-save shutout, his second of the season, in leading the Mississippi RiverKings to a 5-0 Central Hockey League victory over the Bloomington PrairieThunder Friday, January 28th, at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven.

The shutout was Sterling's second of the season and improved his record to 10-8-1.

Forward Patrick Levesque opened the scoring with his 14th goal of the season at 16:23 of the first period for the RiverKings, a goal that would become the game-winning goal, Levesque's third of the year and third power play tally of the season.

Mississippi added to the lead with a pair of goals in the second period for a 3-0 second intermission lead. Forward Matt Summers scored his team-leading 16th goal of the year at 4:52, followed by a shorthanded goal from Louis Dumont at 13:23. The goal would be Dumont's team-leading fourth "shortie" of the season.

In the final frame, Mississippi received goals from Chris Richards (14th) and Darrell Stoddard (7th of the season) for the final score.

But the night belonged to Sterling, who stopped several key opportunities in getting the goaltending victory for the RiverKings.

Bloomington's Brad Phillips took the loss for the PrairieThunder with a 27-save, five-goal performance.

The RiverKings were 1-for-3 on the power play and stopped all four Bloomington extra-man chances.

Mississippi is now 8-0-0 when ahead after two periods at home this season and have won seven of its last eleven games.

With the win, the RiverKings improvded to 21-20-1 for the season for 43 points and are now 15-10-0 against the Turner Conference. Bloomington saw a three-game winning streak stopped and are now 23-14-2 for the campaign.

Next action for the RiverKings is tomorrow night in the finale of the three-game week-long series, with game time at the DeSoto Civic Center set for 7:05 PM. The night has been designated as Belhaven Unviersity Faith and Family Night, presented by Chick-Fil-A.

For RiverKings ticket information, call 662-342-1755 or go online to www.riverkings.com today!

• Discuss this story on the Central Hockey League message board...

Central Hockey League Stories from January 28, 2011


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Mississippi RiverKings Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central