Trenton Defeats Kalamazoo 3-2 in a Shootout
Published on March 26, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Kalamazoo Wings News Release
Trenton, NJ- Inching closer to their second straight North Division title, the Kalamazoo Wings earned a crucial point in the standings despite a 3-2 shootout loss Friday night at the Sun National Bank Center against the Trenton Devils.
After stealing the puck deep in the Devils zone off of the stick of Jeff Prough , Mitch Versteeg (7th) was able to turn around and snip a wrister from the bottom of the left circle past Jeff Lerg 4:33 into the opening period to give the K-Wings the early lead.
Capitalizing on their lone power-play chance of the period, Trenton tied the game at 1-1 with a left circle snap shot from Dave Leaderer (6th) 11:14 into the opening stanza.
Neither team was able to light the lamp in the second period. In the third period, the Devils scored on their second power-play opportunity of the night. In similar fashion as the first, Ryan Hayes gave Trenton the 2-1 advantage with his 21st goal of the season 48 seconds into the period.
Snapping a drought for 0-for-14 on the power-play, which dated back since the second period of their game against Wheeling on March 20th, the K-Wings got off the man-advantage snide midway in the third period to tie the game at 2-2. With the puck loose in front of the Devils crease, Darryl Lloyd jammed in his 12th goal of the season with 9:04 remaining in regulation.
Remained in gridlock for the remainder of the third period and into overtime, the game would eventually be decided in a shootout. In the extra session, Trenton outscored Kalamazoo 2-1, with the K-Wings receiving their lone tally from Andrew Fournier.
The shootout loss ended the K-Wings season-high four-game road winning streak; however it also extended their season-high road unbeaten streak in regulation to 10 games (7-0-0-3).
Kalamazoo, which is now 1-6 in shootout games, earned a point in the shootout loss and coupled with a shootout loss by the Wheeling Nailers, cut their magic number to clinch the North Division title to three points.
Kalamazoo will continue their three-game road swing with the middle-leg of the trip tomorrow, Saturday, March 26th with a 7:35 p.m. encounter against the Elmira Jackals at the First Arena.
The K-Wings will return home next Wednesday, March 30th for a special 10:30 a.m. face-off versus the Cincinnati Cyclones during the second of two Education Day Games presented by RxOptical, Bounceland, Edison Electric and Putter's Family Fun Center.
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