Wenatchee, WA. – The Wenatchee
Wild had a one-goal lead through 40 minutes Friday night but couldn’t hold it,
dropping a 2-1 decision to the Coquitlam Express at the Poirer Sports and
Leisure Centre.
The Wild created numerous scoring chances in the first period,
outshooting Coquitlam 17-6, but the game remained scoreless through 20 minutes.
In the second, Wenatchee would grab the lead on a Brendan Harris (Las Vegas, NV) goal.
Harris would work his way from the right side into the high slot, where he
would gun home a wrister, assisted by Austin
Chavez (Corona, CA) at 2:15, giving the Wild a 1-0 lead after two.
Wenatchee continued to control things in the third, but it was the
Express that would light the lamp twice in the period. Austin McIlmurray scored
from Colton Kerfoot and Charlie Barrow on the power play at 7:46, tying the
game 1-1. Then, at 17:28, Jackson Cressey scored on a mad scramble in close,
assisted by Kerfoot. The goal stood up as the game winner, as Coquitlam would
triumph, 2-1.
The Wild outshot the Express 41-19 on the night. Garrett Nieto (Yorba Linda, CA) made 17
saves for Wenatchee, while Lawson Fenton had 40 stops for Coquitlam. The Wild
went 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-of-4 on the penalty kill. “Obviously, we
did a lot of things right tonight.” said Wenatchee Wild Head Coach/General
Manager Bliss Littler. “We need to figure out a way to make our chances count
more. We had 6 to 8 partial breakaways or attempts where it was just us and the
goaltender and the goaltender won the battle. We need to find a way to win
those battles.”
With the win, the Express improves to 19-20-4-1 on the season, Wenatchee
falls to 24-14-2-3. Wenatchee returns home to host the Penticton Vees on Saturday,
January 23rd at the Town Toyota Center.
Battle For The Border
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