Wranglers Lasso Eagles with Four Goals in Three Minutes

Published on January 8, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release


Las Vegas - A high-scoring game ended in favor of Las Vegas as the Wranglers won 7-4 over the Colorado Eagles to split a two-game road series.

Wranglers forward Pete MacArthur and center Adam Miller scored the lone goals of the first period, giving Las Vegas a 2-0 lead over the Eagles. With forward Eric Lampe's assist on MacArthur's goal, he extended his point-scoring streak to 15 games (12 goals, 13 assists) and broke the Wranglers' all-time record, previously held by Miller with 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists) in 14 games in the 2009-10 season.

At the 7:25 mark in the second, Colorado forward Riley Nelson tallied a goal to put the Eagles on the board for a 2-1 score. Just 31 seconds later, Wranglers forward Josh Lunden secured a goal, and at 8:54, forward Adam Huxley recorded his fourth goal of the season with an assist from goaltender Joe Fallon to put Las Vegas up 4-1. MacArthur and Miller each scored their second goals of the night within 30 seconds of each other, and in the span of 2:24 minutes, Las Vegas went up 6-1 over Colorado. An Eagles goal by forward Kevin Ulanski ended the second with a score of 6-2.

Colorado was able to add two goals from forwards Adam Chorneyko and Liam Huculak in the third, but Miller's third goal of the night and his first hat trick of the season secured a 7-4 win for Las Vegas. Lampe ended the night with three assists, and MacArthur collected five points on two goals and three assists.

The Wranglers take on the Ontario Reign on Wednesday before returning to Orleans Arena to play the Reign in a two-game home series on Jan. 13 and 14. Tonight's full box score can be found here .

2011-12 season seat packages, starting at $30, are on sale now at (702) 471-PUCK. Individual tickets to Wranglers games are available by phone at (702) 284-7777, and can be purchased in person at all Coast Casino properties, Town Square shopping center or online at www.orleansarena.com. The Wranglers play all 36 regular season home games at the Orleans Arena, located next to the Orleans Hotel and Casino at 4500 W. Tropicana Ave.

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