Stockton Rally Thwarts RoadRunners 5-3
March 4, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Ryan Huddy tallied a pair of goals including the go-ahead and eventual game-winner with 5:19 remaining in regulation to lift the Stockton Thunder to a 5-3 win over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 2,186 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Wednesday.
Stockton jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead only to watch the RoadRunners come back and tie it with a pair of power play goals before the period's end. The Thunder (28-27-5) struck twice in a span of 50 seconds to kick off the scoring receiving goals from Huddy and Sebastien Bisaillon at 5:58 and 6:48 respectively. The RoadRunners (26-27-5) responded with their first of two power play goals at 9:37 when Kimbi Daniels beat Stockton goalie Andrew Perugini with a shot from the left-wing circle to cut the deficit to 2-1. Jim Jorgensen later netted the equalizer at 15:32 on a two-man advantage as his shot from the left point got through traffic and past Perugini to tie the score at 2-2.
Following a scoreless second period, the RoadRunners jumped ahead eight minutes into the third when Daniels banged home Ashton Rome's rebound at 7:05 giving Phoenix a 3-2 lead. But it would be a short-lived lead as Mike Lalonde wrapped the puck around the RoadRunners' net and through goalie Kyle Jones at 9:30 on the power play to tie the game at 3-3. Huddy's goal would come just over five minutes later at 14:41 of the third as he beat Jones to the short side to give Stockton the lead back at 4-3. Cory Urquhart sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:53.
Stockton out-shot Phoenix 31-24. Jones stopped 26 shots but suffered the loss to fall to 6-11-1 overall on the season. The RoadRunners went 2-8 on the power play while Stockton was 1-4 with the man-advantage.
The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 5:05 p.m. Sunday when they conclude a four-game home-stand against the Utah Grizzlies.
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Stockton Thunder 5 at Phoenix RoadRunners 3 - Status: Final Mar 4, 2009 - US Airways Center
Stockton 2 0 3 - 5 Phoenix 2 0 1 - 3
1st Period-1, Stockton, Huddy 29 (Urquhart), 5:58. 2, Stockton, Bisaillon 2 (Urquhart), 6:48. 3, Phoenix, Daniels 17 (Jorgensen, McNabb), 9:37 (pp). 4, Phoenix, Jorgensen 6 (Sisca, McNabb), 15:32 (pp). Penalties-McNabb Phx (hooking), 2:13; Marcoux Stk (interference), 9:23; Adamek Stk (roughing), 11:28; Kubaliak Stk (hooking), 14:51; Marcoux Stk (hooking), 14:51.
2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Hunt Stk (fighting - major), 0:03; McEwan Phx (fighting - major), 0:03; served by Huddy Stk (bench - unsportsmanlike conduct), 5:36; MacMurchy Stk (holding), 9:51; Surma Stk (unsportsmanlike conduct), 9:51; Swanson Phx (delay of game), 12:35; Rome Phx (hooking), 17:16.
3rd Period-5, Phoenix, Daniels 18 (Rome), 7:05. 6, Stockton, Lalonde 19 (Rohlfs, Bates), 9:30 (pp). 7, Stockton, Huddy 30 (Bates), 14:41. 8, Stockton, Urquhart 27 18:53 (en). Penalties-Hunt Stk (roughing), 5:02; McEwan Phx (roughing), 5:02; Burnett Phx (hooking), 7:47; O'Dette Stk (delay of game), 19:25.
Shots on Goal-Stockton 11-10-10-31. Phoenix 9-7-8-24. Power-play opportunities-Stockton 1 of 4; Phoenix 2 of 8. Goalies-Stockton, Perugini 17-9-1-1 (24 shots-21 saves). Phoenix, Jones 6-11-0-1 (30 shots-26 saves).
A-2,186 Referees-Andy Thiessen (3). Linesmen-Rick Janco (46), Jeremy Hutchins (40).
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