Wolves earn 3-2 shootout victory
January 2, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
ROSEMONT, Ill.---Chicago Wolves goaltender Peter Mannino denied four of five Peoria Rivermen attempts in the shootout to lift his team to a 3-2 shootout victory before an American Hockey League season-high 15,319 fans at the Allstate Arena Saturday night.
Right wings Tim Stapleton and Anthony Stewart converted in the shootout for Chicago (18-15-0-2), which is riding a three-game winning streak.
The win was the fifth straight for Mannino (8-2-0), who stopped 33 of 35 shots in regulation and overtime.
"It was a well earned win. We've been playing real solid and we're getting rewarded for it," said Wolves Head Coach Don Lever. "Tonight was a hard fought game and I thought it was a great game to watch. They're a hard working team but we played through it."
Peoria (19-13-1-3) got on the board first with a power-play marker form Nicholas Drazenovic at 17:57 of the first period. Mannino made an initial save but the puck rebounded into a scrum in front of the net, where Drazenovic got his stick out and sent it bouncing into the net.
The Wolves used a power-play chance to even the score, 1-1, at 2:31 of the second period. Defenseman Nathan Oystrick hammered a shot from high in the zone that sailed through traffic in front of the net where left wing Brett Sterling redirected it under Peoria netminder Ben Bishop's legs.
Bishop (12-6-2) turned aside 36 shots for the Rivermen and stopped two Wolves attempts in the shootout.
Chicago pulled ahead midway through the second period, 2-1. Right wing Anthony Stewart tore down the ice on a breakaway and ripped a shot at Bishop, which the goaltender stopped, but a Peoria player chasing the play accidentally knocked the rebound into the net.
The Wolves held a 2-1 edge with six minutes remaining in regulation before a power-play tally from Peoria knotted the game at two. Defenseman Jonas Junland fired a shot straight down the slot, which slid by Mannino, five hole.
The Wolves travel to Canada to take on the Hamilton Bulldogs at Copps Coliseum on Wed., Jan. 6, at 6:30 p.m.
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