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Wranglers Lasso Top Spot In Pacific Division

Published on November 21, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release


On the heels of a 7-1-2 run in their last 10 games, the Las Vegas Wranglers have opened up a four-point lead in the Pacific Division. Las Vegas is 9-4-3 for 21 points entering tonight's game at Utah.

In the opener of their three-game series at Utah on Friday, the Wranglers scored three first-period goals on their way to a 5-0 win. Judd Blackwater and Eric Lampe scored shorthanded goals just 28 seconds apart to open the scoring, and Blackwater scored twice later in the game to notch a hat trick. Joe Fallon stopped all 21 shots he faced to earn his first shutout of the season.

On Saturday, Las Vegas spotted Utah a 2-0 lead early in the first period before rallying for a 5-3 victory. Adam Miller led the way offensively with a pair of goals, while Blackwater (1g-1a), Jeff May (1g-1a) and Mike Madill (0g-2a) added two points each. May's goal was shorthanded, giving the Wranglers a league-leading five shorthanded tallies on the season. Fallon improved to 4-0-2 in his last six appearances with 36 saves.

Blackwater's five-point effort in the two games increased his ECHL-season high point streak to 11 games. He has 21 points (9g-12a) over the course of his streak, which dates back to Oct. 27, and his 22 points (10g-12a) overall this season are first in the league. Las Vegas also boasts the league's leading goal scorer, as Lampe tops the circuit with 15 goals in 16 games.

Fallon is tied for seventh among goaltenders with a 2.32 goals-against average, and leads the league with 349 saves and 828 minutes played.

After concluding their three-game series in Utah tonight, the Wranglers head to Stockton for games against the Thunder on Friday and Saturday.

Howes enters ECHL Record Book with 14-shot performance

Alaska's Scott Howes moved into the ECHL Record Book with a 14-shot performance in the Aces' 7-2 win at Idaho on Friday.

Howes becomes just the ninth player since shots on goal became an official statistic for individual players in 1995-96 to record at least 14 shots on goal in a single game.

Bob Woods holds the record with 17 shots on goal for Tallahassee against Louisiana on March 14, 1998. Three players - Troy Milam (Gwinnett vs. Pensacola on Jan. 6, 2006), George Zajankala (Dayton vs. Erie on Feb. 3, 1996) and Trevor Jobe (Johnstown vs. Columbus on Nov. 25, 1995) - are tied for second with 15 shots on goal each. Howes is the fifth player, and first since Cincinnati's Cory Urquhart on Feb. 13, 2008 against Dayton, to record 14 shots in a single game.

Divisions

ATLANTIC DIVISION

- Elmira is third in the ECHL with 3.40 goals per game.

- Jack Downing scored a goal in each of Elmira's games this past weekend, his first two professional goals.

- The Jackals host Trenton on Friday and Reading on Saturday.

- Reading has at least one power play goal in nine consecutive games and 13 of its 16 games this season.

- Marc Cantin and Everett Sheen each scored their first professional goal last weekend.

- The Royals host Chicago on Wednesday and Friday and are at Elmira on Saturday.

- The Titans are fifth on the power play at 23.9 percent (16-for-67).

- Andy Bohmbach and Randy Rowe share the Titans lead with 13 points.

- The Titans are at Elmira Friday before hosting Chicago on Saturday and Sunday.

- The Nailers, who lead the ECHL with 36.08 shots per game, have outshot the opposition in all 13 games this season.

- Chris Barton has at least one point in nine straight games, and 11 of 13 games on the season.

- Wheeling is at Gwinnett on Thursday and Friday.

NORTH DIVISION

- With Saturday's 2-1 victory the Express are now 4-0-0 against Cincinnati this season

- Allen York stopped 38 of 39 shots in his Express debut to earn a win for Chicago on Saturday.

- Chicago plays Wednesday and Friday at Reading and Saturday and Sunday at Trenton.

- Cincinnati is third in the ECHL with 34.67 shots per game. - Garrett Wilson had two goals in regulation this week, and scored the winning goal in a shootout against Reading on Friday.

- The Cyclones host Kalamazoo on Wednesday and are at Toledo on Friday.

- Kalamazoo leads the league on the power play at 26.7 percent (16-for-60).

- Sam Ftorek leads all ECHL defensemen with 10 assists.

- The K-Wings are at Cincinnati on Wednesday, and host Florida on Friday and Saturday.

- Toledo has outscored opponents 15-7 during its three-game winning streak.

- Walleye forward Evan Rankin has six goals in the last five games.

- Toledo hosts Florida on Wednesday and Cincinnati on Friday.

SOUTH DIVISION

- The Everblades have registered a power play goal in 12 of 16 games this season

- Rookie goaltender Pat Nagle made 29 saves to earn his first career shutout in Saturday's 5-0 victory over Greenville.

- Florida is at Toledo on Wednesday and at Kalamazoo on Friday and Saturday.

- The Road Warriors are 7-1-0 when holding opponents to three goals or less.

- Jeff Prough needs two goals to reach 100 for his ECHL career

- Greenville is at South Carolina on Sunday.

- The Gladiators went a combined 5-for-15 (33.3%) on the man advantage in their three games against South Carolina over the weekend.

- Forward Spencer Bennett picked up his first pro assist in the Gladiators loss on Saturday, and forward Riley Boychuk scored his first pro goal on Sunday.

- The Gladiators host Wheeling on Thursday and Friday and are at South Carolina on Saturday.

- The Stingrays have the longest current home winning streak in the league, having won their last four games at the North Charleston Coliseum.

- Rookie Sean Dolan is tied for fifth among first-year players with 12 points (5g-7a), is tied for third with three power-play goals and tied for second with seven power-play points (3g-4a).

- South Carolina hosts Gwinnett on Saturday and Greenville on Sunday.

MOUNTAIN DIVISION

- The Aces have scored first in a league-best 10 of their 15 games this season. They are 9-1 when scoring first. - Tyler Ruegsegger and Nick Mazzolini each had multi-goal games on Friday against Idaho.

- Alaska is on the road this week, playing at Bakersfield on Tuesday, at Stockton on Wednesday, and at Utah on Friday and Saturday.

- The Eagles have taken seven of eight possible points the past two weekends.

- Jack Combs and Chad Costello are tied for second in the league with 21 points

- The Eagles are hosting Idaho on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

- Idaho has the second-ranked penalty kill unit in the ECHL at 86.2 percent (75-for-87).

- Two of the top three single-game save performances in Steelheads team history have come this season ( Jimmy Spratt, 47 and Jerry Kuhn, 49).

- Idaho is at Colorado on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

- The Grizzlies are third in the ECHL with 2.50 goals-against per game.

- Paul McIlveen (2g-1a) had Utah's first three-point night of the year on Saturday.

- Utah hosts Las Vegas Monday and Alaska Friday and Saturday.

PACIFIC DIVISION

- Rookies Scott Freeman (19 points) and Matthew Sisca (15 points) are second and third respectively among all rookies in points.

- Peter Boyd scored twice on Saturday, including his second shorthanded goal of the year, which is tied for the league lead.

- The Condors host Alaska on Tuesday and Ontario on Saturday and are at Ontario on Sunday.

- The Wranglers have the longest point streak in the ECHL, recording points in their last seven games. - Judd Blackwater is on an 11-game scoring streak. This past week he scored five points (4g-1a), and he has scored 21 points in those 11 games.

- Las Vegas is at Utah on Monday and at Stockton on Friday and on Saturday.

- Rookie Goaltender Darcy Kuemper is second in the ECHL with a 1.81 goals-against average.

- Geoff Irwin had four points (3g-1a) last week, and is on a three-game point streak.

- The Reign are at Bakersfield on Saturday and host the Condors on Sunday.

- Stockton is 6-2-2 in the last ten games

- Olivier Roy is 2-0-0 with a .959 save percentage in his last two appearances and earned his first career win with 40 saves at Ontario on Friday

- The Thunder host Alaska on Wednesday and Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday.

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