Wild Win Second Straight in Dawson Creek: Lewis Earns Fourth Shutout Of
January 15, 2012 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia - Shawn Pauly (Bellingham, Wash.) scoreda pair of second-period power play goals and Greg Lewis (Mars, Pa.) stopped all 19 shots he faced to lead theWenatchee Wild to a 4-0 win Saturday against the Dawson Creek Rage. The win wasthe Wild's second straight over the Rage in as many days.
Defenseman Kyle Huson (Parker, Colo.) scored his first goal of the season 76seconds into the contest to give the Wild an early lead. Huson scored from justabove the near faceoff dot on a wrist shot after he stepped up from his pointposition and received a crisp pass from KyleVogel (Richland, Wash.), who was positioned behind the end line.
Wenatchee broke out for threegoals in the second period. Chris Kerr(Penticton, British Columbia) scored the first of those markers 2:01 into thestanza when he jammed in a rebound from the side of cage. Pauly and Max McHugh (Edgewood, Wash.) assisted.
Pauly went on to score twoman-advantage goals near the middle of the second frame to put Wenatchee up,4-0. Pauly's first power play marker came with 10:35 remaining in the secondwhen he cleaned up a rebound from the right side of the cage off of a shot fromthe point. Sam Johnson (Dallas,Texas) and Kerr assisted.
Pauly's second power play goalwas scored with 8:34 left in the second period. He entered the offensive zonedown the left wing after he received a pass from McHugh at the blue line. Paulygot behind a defender on the rush and took the puck to the net. He lit the lampon a backhander that he tucked into the far side of the cage.
Lewis made 19 saves to earn hisseventh win and fourth shutout of the 2011-12 season. Edward Dyson suffered theloss after he gave up four goals on 34 shots through 40 minutes of work. PaulBourbeau made 11 saves on 11 shots for the Rage in the third period. Wenatcheescored two power play goals on 15 chances while Dawson Creek went 0-for-5 onits power play chances.
Pauly led the Wild with two powerplay goals and an assist (3 points). Kerr scored a goal and an assist (2points) while McHugh recorded two assists.
The Wild (19-10-4) will try tosweep this weekend's 3-game series from the Rage (8-27-2) Sunday. Faceoff isset for 2 p.m. (PST). Wild fans can listen to game live on 560 AM KPQ. All ofthe Wild's games can also be viewed live online for a small fee at www.FASTHockey.com.
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