LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Chris and
Peter Ferraro each tallied goals and
Kevin Lalande made 37 saves to lift the Las Vegas Wranglers to a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 3,488 at the Orleans Arena in ECHL action Tuesday.
Following a scoreless first period, Las Vegas (18-17-3) struck first with a power play goal at 15:00 of the second. RoadRunners’ goalie
Craig Kowalski tried to clear the puck from behind his net, but his clearing attempt hit the skate of
Chris Ferraro and rolled into the empty net for the score.
The RoadRunners (17-18-3) would net the equalizer earlier in the third as
P.J. Fenton streaking down the left wing boards beat Lalande with a shot through the goalie’s pads at 7:09 to tie the contest at 1-1. But a second RoadRunners’ miscue 1:01 second after Fenton’s goal proved costly as
Tyler Mosienko deflected the puck to
Peter Ferraro charging down the slot, and Ferraro fired the puck past the outstretched glove of Kowalski and into the net at 8:10 for the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal.
Phoenix out-shot Las Vegas 38-26. Kowalski stopped 24 shots but suffered the loss to fall to 14-12-1 on the season. The RoadRunners went 0-5 on the power play while Las Vegas was 1-4 with the man-advantage.
Notes: The Wranglers evened up the season series at 4-4 with the victory…Fenton’s goal extended his points’ streak to six games.
Kimbi Daniels scoring streak came to an end at five games tonight…Phoenix wrapped up their three-game road trip over six days with a record of 2-1-0…The RoadRunners have not won in Las Vegas since a 5-4 shootout victory Dec. 18, 2007 and are 3-13-1 lifetime at the Orleans Arena…A reminder that the RoadRunners’ game originally scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Wednesday against the Utah Grizzlies at US Airways Center has been cancelled due to the ceasing of operations by the Fresno Falcons.
The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Friday when they welcome the Utah Grizzlies.
Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
