Wranglers Slip Past RoadRunners 3-1
December 27, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Matt Beaudoin tallied a pair of goals including the empty-netter with 1:06 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Las Vegas Wranglers to a 3-1 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 3,965 at the Orleans Arena in ECHL action Friday.
Following a scoreless first period, Las Vegas (12-13-2) took the lead when Adam Miller stripped a RoadRunners' defenseman of the puck deep in the Phoenix zone with the RoadRunners on a power play, centered a pass to Chris Neiszner, and Neiszner put a shot through the pads of RoadRunners' goalie Craig Kowalski for a shorthanded goal at 4:50 of the second and a 1-0 Wranglers lead.
The RoadRunners (12-12-3) tallied the equalizer on a power play when Kimbi Daniels fired a one-time slap shot by Wranglers goalie John DeCaro at 3:13 of the third period to tie the contest at 1-1. But Las Vegas countered on a power play of their own when Beaudoin collected a bouncing puck in the slot and shot the puck over the right shoulder of Kowalski and in at 7:34 on the man-advantage to give the Wranglers a 2-1 lead and a lead they would not relinquish.
Las Vegas out-shot Phoenix 39-23. Kowalski stopped 36 shots but suffered the loss to drop to 9-9-1 on the season. The RoadRunners went 1-8 on the power play while Las Vegas was 1-6 with the man-advantage.
Notes: Phoenix is now winless in five straight road games and are 2-7-1 overall away from home...The shorthanded goal by Neiszner was the seventh allowed by the RoadRunners this season...The RoadRunners placed defenseman Rory Rawlyk on suspension prior to the game. Rawlyk left the team over the holiday break to pursue a playing opportunity in Europe.
The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Saturday when they welcome the Ontario Reign.
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