Titans Defeat Royals in Shootout, 3-2
Published on February 20, 2005 under ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
TRENTON, NJ (February 19, 2005) â For the second night in a row, Bryce Cockburn scored the game-winning goal for the Titans, this time in an overtime shootout, to give Trenton a 3-2 victory over the Reading Royals in front of 5,637 fans at Sovereign Bank Arena.
The Royals jumped ahead early as Paul Cabana tipped a Frederic Belanger slapshot past Andrew Allen for the game's first goal.
The Titans struck back just 45 seconds later. For the second consecutive game a Titans defensemen scored his first goal of the game. Evan Nielsen scored at 4:59 in the first period to tie the game at 1-1. Matt Zultek and Nick Deschenes, who had two points on the evening,
Bryce Cockburn delivered a critical goal in regulation for the second night in a row. His seventh of the season at 14:00 in the second period gave the Titans a 2-1 lead over the Reading Royals.
Reading tied it early in the third when former Titan Cail MacLean scored his 11th goal of the season at 9:04.
Neither team scored again in regulation or overtime, sending the game to a shootout.
In the shootout, Bryce Cockburn and Brent Robinson scored for the Titans, while Andrew Allen stopped every Royals shot to seal the victory. Allen had 24 saves for his 15th win of the season.
The Titans travel to Johnstown to face the Chiefs on Sunday, February 20 at 3:00pm. Tune into to Moneytalk 1350AM to hear all of the Titans hockey action. Fans can also go to www.trentontitans.com to listen or watch live.
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