Trenton Continues Shootout Success in 3-2 Win
Published on March 25, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
Trenton, NJ - After surrendering a one-goal third-period lead, the Trenton Devils got shootout goals from Ryan Hayes and Jeff Prough to beat the Kalamazoo Wings, 3-2, Friday at Sun National Bank Center.
The Wings got a shootout goal from Andrew Fournier, but were denied the tying strike in the fifth round when Aaron Clarke was stopped by Jeff Lerg. Lerg also stopped 43 of Kalamazoo's 45 shots in regulation and overtime to earn the win, while Dave Leaderer and Ryan Hayes were the Devils' regulation-time goal scorers.
A week after he shut the Devils out at Wings Stadium, Riley Gill was beaten on two of five shootout attempts, and two of 37 shots in regulation and overtime, while losing for the first time this season against Trenton. Mitch Versteeg and Darryl Lloyd scored in regulation time for Kalamazoo.
Versteeg gave the Wings a 1-0 lead just 4:33 into the first period when he shot over Lerg's shoulder from the left-wing boards. However, the Devils tied the game just under seven minutes later, when Dave Leaderer scored a power-play goal, with assists going to Jordon Southorn and Ryan Ginand. With the assist, Ginand moved up to 75 points, four back of Scott Bertoli's single-season franchise point record set in the 2006-07 season.
The score remained tied until Ryan Hayes made the score 2-1 Devils by scoring a power-play goal 48 seconds into the third period. Off a pass by Chris Berenguer, Hayes came in an executed a tricky-toe drag move from the left-wing circle and quickly snapped a shot that Gill never fully reacted to. The goal was Hayes' 21st of the season, tied for second on the team with Jeff Prough, who was also credited with an assist, which was his third point in the last two games since returning from AHL-Albany and 36th point of the year.
But, the first-place Wings clawed back into the game and knotted the score, 2-2, when Darryl Lloyd scored out of a net-mouth scramble with 10:04 left in the third period.
Although they allowed the Wings to salvage a point as a consequence of Lloyd's game-tying goal, the Devils got two shootout goals to win the game 3-2, including Hayes' league-leading 10th shootout score.
The win improves the Devils to 25-36-2-6 with three games remaining in the 2010-11 season. The next of those will be next Wednesday night when the Elmira Jackals make their final visit to Sun National Bank Center at 7:00 p.m.
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