Sundogs Unload for Four First Period Goals in 5-3 Win

December 30, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Arizona Sundogs News Release


PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - The Arizona Sundogs and New Mexico Scorpions have become regular foes in the Central Hockey League as they squared off for the sixth time in the month of December. The Clubs meet tomorrow and Sunday evening to closeout the year. Arizona unloaded for four goals in the first period, a margin that the Scorpions would be unable to surmount. Brent Kelly would score the Sundogs first-ever regulation penalty shot in the contest. With the win, the Sundogs improve to 13-11-1 for 27 points and sole possession of second place in the balanced Southwest Division.

New Mexico would strike first early in the contest at 4:37 of the first as Vladimir Hartinger would put the puck past Sundogs' netminder Chris King on passes from Ryan VandenBussche and Aaron MacInnis. Less than a minute later, Brent Kelly would score the Sundogs' first-ever regulation penalty shot to tie the game. At 8:21 of the first period, Dan DaSilva would team up with Chris Bartolone to give Arizona its first lead of the game. At the 13:21 mark, Bartolone would grab his second point of the night, this time on an unassisted marker to increase the Sundogs' lead to two. At 18:43 of the first, DaSilva would collect his second goal of the night to cap off an offensive first period by Arizona. Jonathan Bernier and Jordan Mowbray would assist on the play.

In the second, Mike Falk would cut the Sundogs' lead back to two with a power play goal on a pass from Rob Guinn and Christopher Robertson at the 6:50 mark. Both teams would see power play chances in the second, but the game's next goal wouldn't be scored until 17:28. Arizona's Jon Landry would grab a power play goal of his own with Chris Greene being credited with the assist.

The third period would see the Scorpions' Lance Herauf try and cut into Arizona's lead but his goal from Falk and Brad Smith wouldn't prove to be enough as neither team would crack the net again.

Chris King appeared in net for the Sundogs stopping 33 of 36 shots for the win while New Mexico netminder Brad Smith stopped 19 of 24 shots. Both teams went 1-for-6 with the man advantage. The two clubs face off again tomorrow night at the Tim's Toyota Center in Prescott Valley. Game time is set for 7:30pm.



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