Woollard's trick vaults Mississippi into playoff position
March 8, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release
Chad Woollard scored three times to lead the Mississippi RiverKings over the Rocky Mountain Rage 6-2 tonight at the Broomfield Event Center.
The RiverKings (34-20-3) completed their four-game road trip with a 3-0-1 record. More importantly, with both the Youngstown SteelHounds and the Texas Brahmas losing in shootouts tonight, the RiverKings have vaulted themselves back into fourth place in the Northern Conference.
The RiverKings got behind the Rage's defensemen for a pair of first period goals. Woollard scored his 31st goal of the season on a partial breakaway with 6:50 left in the first to give Mississippi a 1-0 lead. The Rage (34-18-5) went on a power play soon after the goal, but Jason Lawmaster jumped out of the penalty box and scored his sixth goal of the year with 3:14 remaining in the period to make it 2-0.
Woollard scored his second of the game on a 2-on-1 with Aaron Davis 2:59 into the second period to give the RiverKings a 3-0 lead. With the Rage pressing at the start of the third period, Louis Dumont scored on a 2-on-1 with Darrell Stoddard. Dumont's 14th goal of the season and his 998th professional hockey point made it a 4-0 game with 15:51 remaining.
Daymen Rycroft rattled home his 46th of the season with 13:19 to go to get the Rage on the board, but Woollard completed the hat trick with 11:47 remaining to restore the RiverKings' four-goal lead. Aaron Davis scored off the ensuing face-off and registered his 19th of the year to make it 6-1.
Brent Cullaton rounded out the scoring with his 19th of the season with 6:59 remaining.
Sebastien Centomo made 37 saves for the RiverKings. Scott Reid stopped 25 shots for the Rage.
The RiverKings host the Oklahoma City Blazers on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. The pre-game show begins at 6:55 p.m. on Sports 56 WHBQ
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