Walleye Win 5-1
Published on December 12, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Toledo Walleye News Release
The Elmira Jackets came to Toledo ahead of the Walleye in the American Conference standings by just a point, and started out strong with the only goal of the first two periods. On the power play just 1:55 into the game, Maxime Gratchev was credited for a goal that was thrown in front and off a Toledo skate into the back of the net.
Though the Jackets out-shot the Walleye 11-7 in the period, the ice tilted in Toledo's favor in the second period. Neither team lit the lamp in the second, but Toledo had momentum for most of the period and out-shot the Jackets 12-7.
The Walleye exploded in the third for five goals, setting a franchise record. Chris Robertson scored the equalizer at 3:23 of the period, beating Elmira goalie Pier-Olivier Pelletier stick-side off a one-timer. Sebastien Piche's first goal of the season proved to be the game-winner at 5:28 of the period, and Mike Hedden made it 3-1 with his eighth at 6:41.
The Jackets thought they had cut the deficit to 3-2 with two minutes remaining, but an inadvertant whistle helped the Walleye. The referee blew the whistle with six Jackets on the ice, not realizing Elmira had pulled the goalie for an extra attacker. A puck was thrown in front of the net and past Richards, but the whistle had blown and the play was dead.
Alec Tanguay scored an empty-netter to make it 4-1, and Ryan Stokes scored a power-play goal 18 seconds later to cap the explosive third period. The win was the Walleye's second in as many nights following a 6-2 win over Kalamazoo on Friday night.
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