Wenatchee, WA. – The Wenatchee
Wild battled hard Saturday night, but it was the Penticton Vees who came away
with the hard-fought victory, 3-2, in front of 3,969 fans at the Town Toyota
Center.
Penticton scored the only goal of the first period, as Scott
Conway skated home a loose puck and scored unassisted just 1:08 into the
contest, giving the Vees a 1-0 lead after one.
In the second, Penticton would expand the lead. Colton Poolman
scored an unassisted goal at 4:10 for a 2-0 lead. Shortly after, Wenatchee
would get on the board, as Austin Chavez
(Corona, CA) scored on a lucky bounce off a shot from the left point. Mike Coyne (Buffalo, NY) assisted at
6:55 to draw the Wild within one, at 2-1. However, an Owen Sillinger goal,
assisted by Demico Hannoun and Tyson Jost at 15:09, gave the Vees a 3-1 lead
after two.
Wenatchee continued to press the attack in the third period,
getting a goal from Charlie Combs
(St. Louis, MO), off assists from Brendan
Harris (Las Vegas, NV) and Dakota
Raabe (Dana Point, CA) at 2:30, drawing the Wild back to within one, at
3-2. However, they could get no closer and Penticton held on for the 3-2 win.
Wenatchee outshot the Vees 40-25 on the night. Chase Perry (Andover, MN) and Garrett Nieto (Yorba Linda, CA) combined
for 22 saves for the Wild, while Anthony Brodeur had 38 stops for Penticton. Wenatchee
went 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-of-3 on the penalty kill. “Well, we’re not
into any moral victories, but it’s a big improvement from ten days ago.” said
Wenatchee Wild Head Coach/General Manager Bliss Littler. “I thought we played awful
well tonight. Played real well actually. We had three pipes in the third
period, I was happy with how we played. We’re getting better.”
With the win, the Vees improve to 39-5-0-1 on the season, Wenatchee
slips to 24-15-2-3. The Wild play three on the road next week: Wednesday,
January 27th at Coquitlam, Friday, January 29th at Surrey
and Saturday, January 30th, at Langley.
1 comment:
Hi John, first time we listened my wife and I were impressed with your great job. I get depressed when Chase gives up those early goals. The Wild worked so hard and yet after out shooting almost every other teams the puck just will not go in the net. I wish someone could give them the answer too find a way to get more goals. Keep up the good work. GO WILD
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