Sundogs Lose in OT, Drop Fourth Straight at Home
Published on December 6, 2006 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Arizona Sundogs News Release
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - The Arizona Sundogs and Oklahoma City Blazers needed overtime to decide the winner Wednesday evening at Tim's Toyota Center in Prescott Valley. The Sundogs went 4-for-7 on the power play and fought back from a 4-2 deficit in the second period to tie the game but were unable to hold off the Blazers in the extra frame. In his first game back with the Sundogs, Ryan Steeves collected two goals and an assist while Dan DaSilva gathered one goal and two assists.
Oklahoma City would score the game's first goal at 9:45 of the first period. Michel Beausoleil would put one past Kris Mayotte from Marty Standish and Jared Dumba. The Blazers would take a two-goal lead seven minutes later as Mike Burgoyne would score on a pass from Ryan Watson. With less than 10 seconds left in the opening period Arizona would get its first of four goals with the man advantage on a goal from Steeves. DaSilva and Brent Kelly were credited with assists.
Just 1:55 into the second period, Garret Prosofsky gave Oklahoma City another two-goal lead. Watson and AJ MacLean assisted on the play. Arizona would fight back as Karl Sellan would grab the team's second power play goal of the night on a deflection Dan Laperriere and Kelly. Four minutes later Prosofsky tallied his second goal of the period on a pass from MacLean and Watson. At the 18:06 mark, Steeves pushed the puck past Blazers' netminder Sean Connors, grabbing his second of the night, again from DaSilva and Kelly. The goal would be the Sundogs' third of the night. With just 16 seconds to play in the middle period, the Sundogs would pull even, this time from DaSilva, assisted by Steeves.
The third period proved to be scoreless as neither team would be able to take the lead. Arizona's Mayotte would stop 6 shots while Connors would stop 7. In the overtime period, both teams had chances to end the game. Beausoleil would notch his second goal of the game on a Mayotte rebound. The loss is the fourth straight for the Sundogs at home.
Arizona finished 4-for-7 on the power play while Oklahoma City continued its struggle with the man advantage, finishing 0-for-8. Mayotte stopped 30 of 35 shots while Connors stopped 20. Next up for the Sundogs are fellow newcomers, the Rocky Mountain Rage on Friday, December 8 at the Tim's Toyota Center. Game time is set for 7:00pm.
Fans, the Arizona Sundogs have teamed up with Toys for Tots to help the less-fortunate in Northern Arizona. Bring new toys in their original packaging to Friday's game or to the December 23 game and do your part to help children in Northern Arizona have a brighter holiday season.
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