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March 30, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Victoria Salmon Kings News Release


Friday, March 30, 2007 -- 7:05 p.m. (MT)

@ Utah Grizzlies

Game two of a three-game series (Victoria leads 1-0)

LAST GAME: Bryan Bridges made a pro career high 45 saves to push the Salmon Kings into the post-season and nab their fourth straight win Wednesday.

It was just 34 seconds into the game when Victoria took a two-goal lead. Wes Goldie roofed his 38th goal of the season in a breakaway and Milan Gajic grabbed his 20th goal of the season soaring down the right wing.

At 9:41 into the first, Jordan Krestanovich added another for Victoria, which prompted a Grizzlies goaltender switch, and Mike Stutzel posted the fourth Victoria goal in the first shot on Ben Gray.

Utah beat Bridges before the close of the opening stanza as Joel Irving earned his 18th goal of the season.

The nets cooled off in the second period until with 56 seconds left, Marc-Andre Bernier regained the four-goal lead.

Victoria added two more goals in the third period. Rookie Warren McCutcheon scored his fourth goal of the season and Derek Krestanovich tapped in a pass from Bernier with 4:14 remaining in the game.

Victoria 7-1

MILESTONES and RECORDS Wes Goldie is one goal away from his 250th pro goal...Robin Gomez is one goal away from his 50th ECHL goal...Milan Gajic is playing in his 100th ECHL game...is three goals away from his 50th pro goal...Seamus Young set a team record in plus/minus last game (+5)...Victoria tied a team record for most goals in one game (7) and most goals in one period (4)...set a team record for largest margin of victory (6).

PLAYOFF PICTURE The Salmon Kings clinched a playoff berth on Wednesday...can clinch seventh in Conference if they win tonight and Phoenix loses in regulation against Stockton tonight...eighth place Phoenix is nine points below Victoria (Phoenix has a game in hand)...Utah and Long Beach are 15 points below Victoria, but Long Beach has a game in hand...Alaska (98 points) sits in first in the Conference, with Las Vegas (94) and Bakersfield (91) on their heels...Las Vegas can clinch second spot if they win both games this weekend against Alaska, and Bakersfield loses in regulation to Fresno and Stockton.

versus Utah in 2006-07

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Record: 4-2-0

Goals for: 27

Goals against: 18

Shots for: 214

Shots against: 191

PP: 10/41

PK: 34/37

The Salmon Kings...

*penalty kill is perfect over the last three games (15 for 15).

*average 1.50 goals against over last six games.

*are 20-4-1 when leading after the first period.

*are 11-3-3 in last 17 games.

#11 Jordan Krestanovich (F)

- is on a four-game point streak (3g, 2a) and a three-game goal streak..

- has a +6 plus/minus over last four games.

#4 Matt Kelly (D)

- scored three points (2g, 1a) in last series versus Utah.

- tallied three points over last two road games in January (these are last two road games in March).

IR LIST

TRANSACTIONS

30-day

Brad Cook (D)

7-day

Gustav Engman (D)

3-day

Alexandre Vincent (G)

Reassigned by Manitoba (AHL)

Julien Ellis (G)

CONTRACTED PLAYERS

NEXT GAME

NHL (Vancouver) Bernier, Ellis, Guenette

AHL (Manitoba) Kelly

@ Utah, Saturday March 31st, 7:05 p.m. (MT)

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