Wranglers dump Roadrunners 7-1

April 4, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release


Phoenix, Ariz. - Chris Neiszner tallied a pair of goals and Shawn Limpright added three assists to lead the Las Vegas Wranglers to a 7-1 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners in the regular season home finale before 4,998 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Tuesday.

The Wranglers (51-13-6) jumped out to a quick 2-0 first period lead. Sean O'Connor beat RoadRunners goaltender Zach Sikich with a wrist shot from the right-wing circle at 4:32 on the power play to give Las Vegas a 1-0 lead. Matt Dzieduszycki then finished off a two-on-one break with Christian Chartier at 7:20 for the Wranglers second tally of the game.

Charles Linglet extended the Wranglers advantage to 3-0 at 4:24 of the second period. A RoadRunners turnover at the Las Vegas blue line set up a two-on-one rush, and Linglet tucked the puck behind Sikich after receiving the pass in deep from Chris Kenady. Steve Crampton tallied his 19th goal of the season on a two-man advantage power play for Las Vegas at 17:50, batting down Chartier's rebound and into the cage to make it 4-0 after two periods.

Chris Neiszner tallied a pair of goals 10 seconds apart at 10:09 and 10:19 of the third period to extend the Las Vegas lead to 6-0. Nick Anderson off a turnover at center ice beat Sikich one-on-one at 16:34 to make it a 7-0 game. Shawn Snider broke up the shutout with his 11th goal of the season at 18:02 to cap the scoring.

Las Vegas out-shot Phoenix (19-46-5) 38-21. Sikich stopped 31 shots and fell to 1-5-0 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-6 on the power play while the Wranglers were 2-7.

Notes: RoadRunners forward Chase Trull made his home debut...The RoadRunners wore special one-of-a-kind Harley Davidson jerseys. These jerseys were auctioned off after the game with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona...Phoenix finished with a 10-23-3 record at home.

The RoadRunners travel to San Diego at 7:35PM Friday to open their final road trip of the 2005-06 season against the Gulls from the ipayOne Center. Catch all the action live on News Talk Radio 1100AM KFNX and online through Pro Sports Radio at www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with "RoadRunners Countdown" at 7:15PM

Save the date tomorrow as the RoadRunners host their first annual "Celebrity Waiters and Casino Night" event at Alice Cooper'stown located on Jackson Street behind US Airways Center. RoadRunners players will be all hands on deck as they serve up your favorite Cooper'stown dishes beginning at 7:30PM. Plus, test your poker skills in a celebrity Texas Hold'em tournament against your favorite RoadRunners. Prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers. Please consider a $25 charitable donation to participate in the tournament. A portion of the proceeds collected from your tips and the buy-in for the poker tournament will also benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona.



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