MURPHY IS HERO IN OVERTIME WIN AGAINST STEEL
Tri-City got 34 saves from Holden, as Storm sweep season series
Saturday, January 29, 2011
- Game Summary
KEARNEY, Neb. – The Chicago Steel entered the night on an 18-game winless streak, but it was far from easy for the Tri-City Storm, who used overtime to beat the Steel 3-2 for the second time this season.
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| Storm forward Brian Ward, who didn't score a goal for the first 14 games of the season, now has five goals in the last 15 games |
The Storm (15-12-7, 37 pts) scored at the 8:55 mark into the first period on an unassisted goal scored by Brian Ward. Ward intercepted the clearing attempt by Chicago in the Steel zone and fired a quick shot from the high-slot for his fifth goal of the season.
The Steel (7-23-6, 20 pts), who extended their winless streak to 19 games, responded on a goal from Tim Weber with under a minute left in the second period. Jay Camper and Joel Benson picked up the assists on Weber’s third goal of the season.
In the third period, Chicago scored on a 5-on-3 power play at the 4:56 mark to take the lead on Benson’s fourth goal of the season. Cole Gunner and Sam Windle setup Benson for the slap shot from the top right-circle.
However, Chicago’s lead wouldn’t last more than four minutes, as Soren Jonzzon tied the game at 2-2 on his team-leading 10th goal of the season. Assisting on the goal was Darik Angeli and Bill Eiserman who got it up to Jonzzon who scored with 11:13 left in regulation.
In overtime, Cody Murphy sent the 4,100 plus fans home in ovation with his sixth goal of the season scoring the game-winner at the 3:14 mark in the extra-time. Nick Lappin and Michael Montrose picked up the assists, as Lappin now has three goals and three assists in the last seven games.
Storm goalie Christopher Holden (6-4-2) earned the win making 34 saves on 36 shots, while Connor Wilson (7-18-5) made 25 saves on 28 shots in the overtime loss.
The Storm are on the road for six of the next seven games starting with Team USA – U18’s on Thursday night. Tri-City will be back on home on February 11th against Sioux Falls.
Notes: It was the second largest attendance of the season at the Viaero Event Center… Storm improve their home record to 10-4-4 and are 6-0-0 when leading after the first period… Tri-City is now tied with Sioux City for sixth in the Western Conference
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Tri-City - Brian Ward (unassisted) 8:55
Period 2
Chicago - Tim Weber (Jay Camper, Joel Benson) 19:09
Period 3
Chicago - Joel Benson (powerplay) (Cole Gunner, Sam Windle) 4:56
Tri-City - Soren Jonzzon (Darik Angeli, Bill Eiserman) 8:47
Overtime
Tri-City - Cody Murphy (Nick Lappin, Michael Montrose) 3:14
Shots
Chicago – 7, 13, 15, 1 – Total 36
Tri-City – 10, 9, 6, 3 – Total 28
Saves
Chicago – Connor Wilson (OTL) 25 (28 shots)
Tri-City – Christopher Holden (Win) 34 (36 shots)
Power Play
Chicago – 1/4
Tri-City – 0/4