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.
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