Wild Split Series with Jackalopes
October 16, 2011 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
WENATCHEE, Wash. - The WenatcheeWild settled for a 2-game split with the Odessa Jackalopes after sustaining a1-0 loss Saturday at the Town Toyota Center. Wenatchee won the first game ofthe series Friday, 2-0.
Odessa forward Willie Faust scoredthe lone goal 7:40 into the opening period Saturday when he redirected a shotfrom the point into the net. Jalen Krogman and Tyler Minx assisted.
The Wild had three power playchances in the second period, but could not get a puck past Odessa netminderConnor Hellebuyck, who turned aside all 31 of the Wild's shots to record hisfirst shutout of the season.
Wenatchee had a pair of excellenteven-strength scoring chances late in the second period, one by Matt Cope (Lakewood, Colo.) in the slotand, moments later, on a pair of shots near the cage by Evan Schmidbauer (Surrey, British Columbia).
Wild goalie Greg Lewis (Mars, Pa.) made a handful of key saves to keep his teamwithin striking distance. Two of those saves came late in the second periodwhen he denied Faust on a one-on-one try, then turned aside a shot from theslot by Chris Benoit at the buzzer.
Lewis made two more tough savesearly in the third period. In all, he made 16 saves on 17 shots, but the Wildcould not find a way to score the equalizer down the stretch.
Each team went 0-for-3 onman-advantages.
The Wild (4-4) will host theKenai River Brown Bears for a 2-game series next weekend (Oct. 21-22). Bothgames are slated to begin at 7:05 p.m.
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