Third-Period Goals Drop Blaze at Rapid City

Published on February 23, 2013 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Bloomington Blaze News Release


RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Bloomington Blaze, fueled by Mid-Illini Credit Union, lost a lead by surrendering three early third-period goals and lost 6-4 to the Rapid City Rush on Saturday at Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

Rapid City opened the scoring when Jared Brown took a pass on the right wall from Jordan Behler and weaved to the front of the net for the score with 13:57 remaining in the opening period.

The Blaze evened the game on a power play goal with 11:29 remaining in the second period when Kyle Bochek redirected a Steve Makway wrister. The Rush regained a 2-1 lead on a power play redirected goal of their own by Dan Gender from a Scott Wray blast from the right circle with 4:46 left in the middle period. Bloomington evened the count with 3:09 left when Nello Ferrara bounced a puck off a Rush defenseman and into the net assisted by Kyle Bochek, and the Blaze took a 3-2 lead with 1:46 remaining before the second intermission when Brett Lutes rammed home a second rebound on helpers from Jon Booras and Nicolas Rioux.

Rapid City scored three quick goals to start the third period to take a 5-3 advantage. The Rush tied the contest at 3-3 with 17:42 left in the third period on Jarett Konkle's drive from the left point and took a 4-3 lead only 42 seconds later on a run to the net by Jesse Schultz. Winston Day Chief built the lead to 5-3 by capping a two-on-none rush just 62 seconds later with 15:58 remaining. The Blaze capitalized off a turnover forced by Jeremy Gates when Jon Booras went top shelf at the doorstep with 12:23 left in regulation. The Rush regained a 6-4 advantage when a bad hop on a Blaze clearance forced a turnover that Jesse Schultz pounded home with 4:02 remaining. The Blaze were given a late power play and emptied the net but could not find the goal in the final stages.

The Blaze were 1-for-3 on the power play while the Rush were 1-of-4. Tim Boron earned the win in goal with 30 saves while the loss went to Pier-Olivier Pelletier despite a 28-save effort.

The Blaze return to action on Thursday night at 7:05 at U.S. Cellular Coliseum to face the Quad City Mallards in a game with playoff implications for both teams. The Blaze host the Fort Worth Brahmas on Friday before embarking on a four-game road trip and won't return to U.S. Cellular Coliseum after next weekend until March 12. For information on the Blaze, visit www.bloomingtonblaze.com, like the team on Facebook and follow the Blaze on Twitter (BLMBlaze). For group and multi-game discounts, call 309-TC SPORT (827-7678), and for single-game and game day tickets, visit the U.S. Cellular Coliseum box office weekdays from 11 a.m. till 5:30 p.m. or call 309-434-2679.

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