Wenatchee, WA. – The Wenatchee
Wild broke open a scoreless tie with 3 goals in the second period and 4 more in
the third, skating to a 7-2 win over the Nanaimo Clippers in front of 3,318
fans at the Town Toyota Center.
After a scoreless first period, the Wild took the lead on a Kyle Stephan (Barrie, ON) power play goal,
assisted by Mike Coyne (Buffalo, NY)
and Dakota Raabe (Dana Point, CA) at
6:04, giving Wenatchee a 1-0 lead. However, the advantage didn’t last long, as
Sheldon Rempal scored for the Clippers from Matt Hoover 5 seconds later at
6:09, tying the game 1-1. Seven minutes later, the Wild regained the lead, as Brendan Harris (Las Vegas, NV) scored
from Colin Burston (Winnipeg, MB)
and Charlie Combs (St. Louis, MO) at
13:07, giving Wenatchee a 2-1 lead. The advantage grew in the final minute of
the middle period, as Combs scored from Harris and Burston at 19:20, giving the
Wild a 3-1 lead through two.
In the third, Raabe scored an unassisted shorthanded for
Wenatchee, putting the Wild up 4-1 at 1:04. Three minutes later, Rempal scored
again for Nanaimo, assisted by Taylor Karel at 4:08, narrowing the margin to
4-2. Wenatchee would take over from there though. Matt Baker (Midhurst, ON) scored from Harris and Burston at 14:02,
with the power play goal giving the Wild a 5-2 lead. Then, in the final minute,
Wenatchee would strike twice. Combs scored from Burston at 19:05 and Baker
scored from Joe Drabin (Rochester,
NY) at 19:29, propelling the Wild to the 7-2 win.
Wenatchee outshot the Clippers 41-21 on the night. Garrett Nieto (Yorba Linda, CA) made 19
saves for the Wild, while Evan Johnson made 34 saves for Nanaimo. Wenatchee
went 2-for-5 on the power play and 2-of-2 on the penalty kill. “It’s a good
rebound for us after Wednesday’s effort.” said Wenatchee Wild Head
Coach/General Manager Bliss Littler. “Felt good about it all the way around. We
had a couple of power play goals, did a good job on the penalty kill. Good
goaltending and up front all four lines contributed and I felt our D make
significant improvement from Wednesday night.
With the win, the Wild improves to 24-12-2-3 on the season; the Clippers
are now 27-15-1-0. Wenatchee remains home to host the Merritt Centennials on
Saturday, January 16th, 7:05pm at the Town Toyota Center.
Battle For The Border
1 comment:
The best game I have seen them play. From the first puck drop to the last second. Great job
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