STORM POWER PLAY BURNS SIOUX FALLS, WIN 3-2
Tri-City went 2-for-2 on the PP in the first period, Schierhorn scores both
Friday, February 11, 2011
- Game Summary
KEARNEY, Neb. – It was a quick start on the power play, and 41 saves by Christopher Holden that propelled the Tri-City Storm to fifth place in the Western Conference on Friday night, as the Storm beat the Sioux Falls Stampede 3-2.
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| Storm forward Brian Ward added his team-leading third game-winning goal of the season in the second period |
The Storm (17-14-8, 42 pts) got back-to-back power-play goals from Brad Schierhorn less than three minutes apart starting at the 3:19 mark in the first period. It was Schierhorn’s first two power-play goals and his ninth and 10th overall this season. Dan Kolomatis assisted on both goals, while Darik Angeli added an assist on the first goal.
Sioux Falls (19-14-5, 43 pts) responded with a power-play goal at the 13:03 mark in the second period, as Christian Isackson scored his 11th of the season from Connor Reilly and Andrew Prochno.
Tri-City scored the game-winning goal two-minutes after the Stampede’s first goal on Brian Ward’s seventh of the season and his team-leading third game winner. Alex Carpenter and Luke Sandler chipped in the assists on the Storm’s lone even-strength goal of the game.
Less than two-minutes into the third period, Sioux Falls’ Joseph Lordo scored from a point shot after Austyn Young won a faceoff in the Tri-City zone’s left-circle. But, that would be the only goal Holden would surrender facing 17 shots in the final period.
Holden (7-5-3) earned the win allowing just two goals on 43 shots, while goaltender Juho Olkinuora (5-10-0) made 22 saves on 25 shots in the loss for the Stampede.
The Storm went 2-for-10 on the power play, while the Stampede were 1-for-5 in the game.
Tri-City will play on the road twice more this weekend – Omaha (Sat) and Sioux Falls (Sun) – before opening a season long seven-game home stand next Friday night against the Sioux City Musketeers.
Notes: Storm improve their home record to 11-4-4 and are 13-0-0 when leading after the second period… Tri-City is now 4-for-19 on the power play in the last three games… Schierhorn, who tied a Storm record for power-play goals in the same period, was just the fifth player in Storm history to accomplish that feat
SCORING SUMMARY
Period 1
Tri-City - Brad Schierhorn (powerplay) (Darik Angeli, Dan Kolomatis) 3:19
Tri-City - Brad Schierhorn (powerplay) (Dan Kolomatis) 6:18
Period 2
Sioux Falls - Christian Isackson (powerplay) (Connor Reilly, Andrew Prochno) 13:03
Tri-City - Brian Ward (Alex Carpenter, Luke Sandler) 15:05
Period 3
Sioux Falls - Joseph Lordo (Austyn Young) 1:53
Shots
Sioux Falls – 14, 12, 17 – Total 43
Tri-City – 9, 8, 8 – Total 25
Saves
Sioux Falls – Juho Olkinuora (Loss) 22 (25 shots)
Tri-City – Christopher Holden (Win) 41 (43 shots)
Power Play
Sioux Falls – 1/5
Tri-City – 2/10