Wolves Drop 5-2 Decision To Barons
Published on January 29, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
OKLAHOMA CITY---The Chicago Wolves trailed by two after the first period and fell victim to an Alexandre Giroux hat trick, falling 5-2 against the Oklahoma City Barons at Cox Convention Center Saturday night.
Forwards Jason Krog and Tim Miller potted goals for Chicago (25-22-2-3).
Oklahoma City (26-17-2-5) opened scoring 1:21 into the game when Giroux roofed a shot over Chicago goaltender Peter Mannino.
Giroux scored again nearly four minutes later when he took a feed in the paint and slid it into the net to make the score 2-0.
Barons center Brad Moran one timed the puck into the net from outside the crease to bring Oklahoma City's lead to 3-0.
Mannino (12-12-2) stopped two shots in 8:22 minutes of play before being placed by Edward Pasquale.
The Wolves got on board with a power-play strike 12:08 into the first period when Krog ripped a shot from the slot beating Oklahoma City netminder Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers and making the score 3-1.
Oklahoma City increased their lead to 4-1 on the power-play when right wing Colin McDonald redirected the puck into the net behind Pasquale 17:54 into the second frame.
Miller ripped a shot that went off the boards and off of Drouin-Deslaurier's back and into the net 6:29 into the final frame, to push the score to 4-2.
Drouin-Deslauriers (8-8-2) recorded 31 saves for Oklahoma City.
The Barons responded 16 seconds after Miller's tally when Giroux popped the puck past Pasquale from the doorstep to complete his hat trick and close scoring to 5-2.
Pasquale blocked 25 shots in 51:25 minutes of relief duty.
The Wolves return to the Allstate Arena after the All-Star break to faceoff against the Abbotsford Heat on Fri., Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.
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