Thunder Powers Past RoadRunners 6-4
November 8, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Jacob Micflikier scored the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal at 7:50 of the third period and Sebasiten Bisaillon added a pair of markers to propel the Stockton Thunder to a 6-4 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 2,982 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Thursday.
Stockton (6-4-0) opened the scoring at 17:21 of the first period with a power play goal. Andy Contois set up Sebastien Bisaillon with the puck at the blue line, and Bisaillon blasted a one-time slap shot past RoadRunners goalie Nathan Lawson to give the Thunder a 1-0 lead.
Jeff Kyrzakos netted the equalizer at 4:13 of the second tying the score at 1-1 and scoring his fourth goal in the last two nights. Stockton quickly responded with two goals in a span of 2:26 seconds. Brian Lee beat Lawson with a sharp-angle shot from the left-wing circle that trickled through the goalie's pads and into the net at 6:07 giving the Thunder a 2-1 lead. Andy Contois then made it 3-1 at 8:33 of the period when he got behind the defense and shot the puck off Lawson who came out to challenge and into the cage. Phoenix (5-5-0) would get one back as Peder Skinner made a nice move at the left-wing circle and lifted the puck over Stockton goalie Glenn Fisher at 11:46 to cut the deficit to 3-2. But Bisaillon came back to tally his second of the night driving the puck over Lawson's left shoulder from just inside the blue line at 13:47 and giving Stockton a 4-2 lead at the end of two periods.
The RoadRunners continued a flair for the dramatics scoring twice in the third period to tie the score at 4-4. Reagan Rome tallied a power play goal at 4:32 chipping Daniel Sisca's rebound over Fisher's shoulder and into the net. Thatcher Bell later tied the game at 7:13 when he tipped the sitting puck on the end-line behind Fisher and into the cage. But this time it was the Thunder who would respond as Micfliker scored the go-ahead goal 37 seconds later finishing off a two-way play with Ryan MacMurchy to put the Thunder ahead for good. Paul Caponigri scored an insurance goal at 14:48 to cap the scoring for the night.
Stockton out-shot Phoenix 39-34. Lawson stopped 33 shots but fell to 3-2-0 on the season. The RoadRunners went 1-4 on the power play while Stockton was 1-10 with the man-advantage.
Notes: Defenseman Chris Murray left the game early in the third period with a knee injury after Stockton center Ryan O'Marra collided with Murray at center ice. O'Marra was assessed a major penalty for kneeing and given a game misconduct...The RoadRunners and Thunder combined for 28 goals in the three-game series...Phoenix has outscored their opponents 20-10 in third periods this season. The RoadRunners however have been outscored 22-8 in the first two periods in each of their last seven games.
The Phoenix RoadRunners in conjunction with the Susan G. Komen Foundation will host their first ever "Pink In The Rink" event Saturday and Sunday against the Las Vegas Wranglers. It will be pink jerseys skating on pink ice in the Valley of the Sun, as the RoadRunners do their part to fight breast cancer. Special $15 ticket packages that include a ticket to the game, a hot dog, and a soda are available now by calling (602) 379-7869, and $2 from each package will go directly to the Komen Foundation.
Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2007-08 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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