Tornado Edged by Amarillo Again, 3-2
Published on March 3, 2011 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Texas Tornado News Release
A late comeback by the Texas Tornado on Thursday night in Frisco fell short against the Amarillo Bulls, as Texas fell three points behind 2nd place with a 3-2 loss. Taylor Herndon and Jack Prince scored for Texas.
The Tornado struggled to find offense early in the period going 0 for 3 on their opening power plays. Amarillo struggled as well with the man advantage going 0 for 2 in the period. However, it would be a Tornado defensive turnover at their own blueline that would lead to the first Bulls goal as Sean Keane intercepted a clearing attempt, raced in down the right wing and beat Tornado goaltender Jimmy Kruger through the legs for a 1-0 Bulls lead. The Tornado would end up outshooting Amarillo by a thin 8-7 margin in the period. The Amarillo goal would mark the fourth straight game the Tornado have surrendered the first goal of the game and had to come from behind.
The Tornado continued its struggles in the 2nd period as a major penalty and game ejection was handed out to Bulls defenseman Brandon Lubin after a cross check on Jack Prince. However, the Tornado would only manage one shot during the five minute power play. 5 on 5, the Tornado were much better in the 2nd period and got a spark from their 4th line as Taylor Herndon got loose in the left face-off circle and fired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Bulls goaltender Nikifor Szczerba to tie the game at 1-1. Late in the period, the Tornado seemed to let down as Amarillo regained the lead on a shot from the point, which was saved by Kruger, but the rebound went off the body of Joe Kozlak to put the Bulls ahead again, 2-1.
Amarillo took a 3-1 lead in the 3rd period as a shot from the blueline on a rush by Joe Kozlak was saved by Kruger, but the rebound went straight to the stick of Brooks Behling, who put the seonc chance behind Kruger for the two goal advantage. The Tornado fought back to bring the score within 3-2, as Jackson Leef found Jack Prince in the high slot, who one-time shot beat Szczerba over the left glove. Two late chances by the Tornado to tie the game narrowly missed as the Tornado fell for the third time in as many games. The loss was the 4th straight to Amarillo, who now moves three points ahead of Texas for 2nd place.
North American Hockey League Stories from March 3, 2011
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