Thunder Slips Past RoadRunners 4-3
Published on November 6, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - David Rohlfs scored a pair of goals and the Stockton Thunder used two shorthanded tallies to defeat the Phoenix RoadRunners 4-3 before 2,156 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Tuesday.
Stockton (5-3-0) jumped out to a quick 2-0 first period lead. Andy Contois opened the scoring when he fired a one-time drive past RoadRunners goalie Cody Rudkowsky at 15:08 to give the Thunder a 1-0 lead. David Rohlfs extended the Stockton lead to 2-0 beating Rudkowsky with a slap shot from the right-wing circle at 16:41.
The Thunder made it 3-0 early in second when Jonas Almtorp scored the first of two shorthanded goals on the evening at 11:42 of the period. Phoenix (4-4-0) would respond just 26 seconds later still on the power play at 12:08 when Justin Maiser ripped a slap shot past Stockton goalie Glenn Fisher to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Brian Yandle brought the RoadRunners to within a single goal at 3-2 scoring on the power play at 5:02 of the third period when his slap shot from the left point deflected off Stockton's Brian Lee and through the pads of Fisher into the net. But a second shorthanded goal, this one scored by Rohlfs at 7:56 of the period proved to be too much as the Thunder took a commanding 4-2 lead. Mitch Carefoot got one back scoring his first professional goal at 11:20 of the third cleaning up his own rebound and stuffing the puck past Fisher, but the RoadRunners would get no closer.
Phoenix out-shot Stockton 47-42. Rudkowsky stopped 38 shots but fell to 2-3-0 on the year. The RoadRunners went 2-7 on the power play while Stockton was 0-6 with the man-advantage.
Notes: Phoenix has dropped five consecutive games to Stockton and eight out of the last nine contests...Fisher saw his shutout streak come to an end at 153:48 seconds...Stockton has scored three shorthanded goals this season and all three have come against the RoadRunners...Forward Jeff Smith was placed on the three-day injured reserve prior to the game. Defenseman Corey LeClair was activated from the injured reserve and took Smith's spot on the roster.
The RoadRunners continue their season opening 12-game home-stand at 7:11 p.m. Wednesday as they play the middle game of a three-game series with the Stockton Thunder at US Airways Center.
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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