Wild Falls to Avalanche, 3-2
February 5, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
WENATCHEE, Wash. - Recently acquired forward Jacob Barber (Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) scored his first goal in a Wenatchee Wild sweater, but Matt Friese's marker, which was scored with three seconds left in regulation, led the Alaska Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Wild Saturday night at the Town Toyota Center.
Avalanche defenseman Daniel Senkbeil drew first blood 10:32 into the first period when he scored on a shot from the blue line with heavy traffic in front of him. Alaska held the lead until the 16:08 mark of the second stanza when Barber ripped a shot past Avalanche netminder Nick Kulmanovsky from the slot after receiving a lob pass from Michael Di Puma (Chicago, Ill.) from the blue line. Defenseman Cody von Rueden also assisted.
Alaska took the lead, 2-1, just over two minutes into the final frame on Matt Friese's unassisted even strength goal. The lead lasted just three minutes and 15 seconds when Shawn Pauly (Bellingham, Wash.) deflected in a D.J. Vandercook (Farmington Hills, Mich.) shot from the far wall. Friese's game-winning goal, scored shorthanded with three seconds remaining in regulation, came on a rebound that was tapped into the net by Friese.
Greg Lewis made 25 saves on 28 shots in his first start in a Wild uniform. Kulmanovsky made 26 saves on 28 shots to earn his first win with the Avalanche. Both teams struggled on the power play. Wenatchee went 0-for-5 on the man-advantage while Alaska went 0-for-3.
Friese scored two third-period goals for the Avs while Senkbeil scored a goal and an assist.
Wenatchee (25-16-3), which fell back into third place in the West Division with Saturday's loss, will travel to Fresno for a 2-game series against the Monsters on Thursday and Friday. Faceoff is slated for 7:05 Thursday night and 7:35 Friday night.
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