Wild Edged By Johnstown
December 1, 2013 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
Wenatchee, WA. - Two goals in the third period made the difference for the Johnstown Tomahawks Sunday night, as they would hang on at the end for a 3-2 win over the Wenatchee Wild, in front of 2,340 at the Town Toyota Center.
After a scoreless first period in which the Wild outshot Johnstown 16 to 7, it was the Tomahawks who lit the lamp first, as Mitch Hall scored an unassisted goal at 5:22 of the second period, putting the Tomahawks on top, 1-0.
Tyler Basham scored from the high slot to double the Johnstown lead in the third period, assisted by Josh Bowes and Dakoda Menslage at 12:06, making it a 2-0 game in favor of the Tomahawks. Wenatchee cut into the deficit in the later stages of the third period, as Parker Tuomie (Biemerhaven, Germany) one-timed a pass from Trey Bradley (Tampa, Florida) from the right circle for a power play goal. Matthew Nuttle (Marilla, New York) drew the other assist and at 15:43, the Wild trailed by one, at 2-1. Wenatchee would pull the goaltender late, but Trevor Recktenwald would take advantage and score into the empty net. The unassisted goal, at 18:57, hiked the Johnstown lead to 3-1. Max McLain, with the goaltender off again, scored from the left wing circle off a feed from Gadel Gumerov (Nizhnekamsk, Russia) at 19:51, but the Wild ran out of time, as the Tomahawks hung on for the 3-2 win. "That was a tough one to take" said Wenatchee Wild Head Coach Bliss Littler. "We played awful well. You play that well and not collect any points, is tough to take. Sometimes the hockey gods are with you, sometimes they're against you, and tonight we didn't get many bounces. Whether we need to work harder I'm not sure, but when you hold a team to 20 shots, that's tough to take. Played awful well."
Wenatchee outshot Johnstown 38-19 on the night. Chase Perry (Andover, Minnesota) had 17 saves for the Wild; Alex Okicki made 36 stops for the Tomahawks. The Wild was 1-for-4 on the power play and 3-of-3 on the penalty kill.
Wenatchee is now 12-11-2, Johnstown is 15-9-2.
The Wild remains home for 2 more games with Johnstown next weekend, Friday the 6th (7:05pm PST) and Saturday the 7th (7:05pm PST). Individual and group game tickets for all home games are on sale now. Call 509.888.PUCK (7825).
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