Wranglers Slow Down RoadRunners 5-2
Published on January 6, 2007 under ECHL (ECHL)
Phoenix RoadRunners News Release
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Derek Edwardson tallied his first hat-trick of the season and the Las Vegas Wranglers tallied a season-high four power play goals to defeat the Phoenix RoadRunners 5-2 before 4,318 at US Airways Center in ECHL action Saturday.
Las Vegas (18-6-7) struck for a pair of power play goals in the opening period alone. Aaron Power beat RoadRunners' goalie Cody Rudkowsky with a one-time slap shot from the blue line at 4:04 on the man-advantage to give the Wranglers a 1-0 lead. Derek Edwardson extended the lead to 2-0 as he re-directed Aki Seitsonen's slapper from the point by Rudkowsky at 15:11 of the first also on the power play.
Lucas Lawson made it 3-0 to start the second period as he took Edwardson's feed alone in front of the net and slid the puck behind Rudkowsky at 1:57. The RoadRunners (18-14-2) would fight back though with a shorthanded goal at 3:52 of the second. Brock Hooton's first picked Seitsonen's pocket at the Phoenix blue line, then claimed his own rebound off the initial shot and pushed a backhander by Wranglers goalie Mike McKenna at 3:52 to cut the Phoenix deficit to 3-1.
Edwardson potted his second of the game with a wraparound goal at 1:33 of the third period on the power play to stake the Wranglers to a 4-1 advantage. Phoenix would attempt a comeback as Dave Pszenyczny scored on a two-man advantage power play goal at 3:59 to close the gap to 4-2, but that's as close as the RoadRunners would get. Edwardson finished the hat-trick as he scored his third power play goal of the evening re-directing Mike McBain's shot to the upper right corner of the net at 16:45 to seal the win.
Phoenix out-shot Las Vegas 45-36. Rudkowsky stopped 31 shots but fell to 5-6-1 on the season. The RoadRunners went 1-9 on the power play while Las Vegas was 4-8 with the man-advantage.
Notes: The RoadRunners shorthanded goal was their eighth of the season and their third in two games...Rookie center Liam Lindstrom was activated off the injured reserve prior to the game. Lindstrom made his first appearance in the RoadRunners' line-up since Dec. 7. To make room for Lindstrom on the roster, center Jeff Kyrzakos was placed on the three-day IR...Phoenix allowed a season-high four power play goals.
Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:11 p.m. Monday as they open a three-game series with the Idaho Steelheads. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Individual game tickets for the 2006-07 regular season start as low $7 in the lower section and can be purchased at the US Airways Center Box Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets including Ticketmaster.com. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
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