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Wranglers edge Steelheads in shootout, 3-2

February 28, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
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Las Vegas, NV- The Las Vegas Wranglers defeated the Idaho Steelheads 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday night in front of 3,680 fans at the Orleans Arena. Wranglers' goalie Mike McKenna stopped 30 shots in regulation and four of five shots in the shootout for his 17th win of the season. Forward Marco Peluso scored a shorthanded goal in regulation and the deciding goal in the shootout for the win. Rookie Kelly Czuy scored the only other Wranglers goal in regulation in a fight-filled game. Goalie Steve Silverthorn made 27 saves for Idaho in the loss. The Wranglers travel to play the Phoenix Roadrunners on Thursday night at the U.S. Airways Arena at 6:11 pm (PST).

In the first period, Derek Nesbitt scored just 32-seconds into the contest to give the Steelheads a 1-0 lead, ending Wranglers' goalie, Mike McKenna's shutout streak at 169:35. After the first goal of the game, the physical play took center stage as there were three separate fights in the period. Idaho's Jeremy Yablonski and Las Vegas' Steve Crampton led the charge with the first fight of the night in the heavyweight division. The next bout featured Wranglers' forward Shawn Limpright, squaring off with Idaho's Lance Galbraith in a middle-weight bout. Wranglers' defenseman Scott Schoneck and Scott Burt took their turn moments later to wrap up a fight-filled first period.

In the second period, it took only a 1:12 before Ryan Donally and Yablonski squared off in another heavyweight tilt. The Wranglers were able to tie the game 30-seconds later when Arpad Mihaly intercepted a pass in the Idaho zone, and fed Kelly Czuy on the doorstep for his tenth goal of the season. The Wranglers took a lead 2-1 on a shorthanded goal by Marco Peluso at 5:44. Idaho's Scott Burt answered back on the same power play to tie the game, when he banked a shot in off the back of Mike McKenna's legs into the net to make it a 2-2 game.

After a scoreless third period and overtime, the game was decided in a shootout. Mike McKenna stopped four of five shooters, and Shawn Limpright and Marco Peluso each scored in the shootout to give the Wranglers the 2-1 shootout win and 3-2 victory in the game.

After a game in Phoenix on Thursday, March 1st, the Wranglers will host the RoadRunners at 7:05 pm on Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd. The first 2,000 fans to the game on Friday, March 2nd receive a Wranglers Pint Glass, compliments of Integrity Jeep Chrysler Dodge. On Saturday, fans may attend the Port of Subs Pre-Game Party from 4:30 - 6:30 pm in the concourse of the Orleans Arena.

The Wranglers play all 36 home games at the Orleans Arena, located at the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Avenue. Seat packages to see the Wranglers play at the Orleans Arena for the upcoming 2006-07 season are now on sale, starting as low as $157. Call (702) 471-PUCK (7825) for more information or visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com.



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