Monday, November 26, 2007

Trenton 3, Wheeling 2 (SO)

The Devils used two third period goals to come from behind and not only snap their nine period goalless streak, but also pull out the victory over the visiting Wheeling Nailers last night in front of 2, 558 at Sovereign Bank Arena.

After yet another scoreless first period, the Nailers jumped out on top at only 27 seconds of the second when David Laliberte put one past Devils goalie Jason Smith.  The Nailers would add to the lead early in he third when Aaron Clarke netted his second goal of the season.

Unlike the last two games, however, the Devils would come storming back, scoring two goals within a minute.  The first goal, a powerplay goal was scored by Jay Pemberton, who took a Ryan Gunderson feed and slapped it past Wheeling goalie David Brown, who up until this point had played a spectacular game.  The second goal would be the first in a Trenton uniform for recently signed Matt Rogers, who made a nice individual effort.

The game would go into a shootout after a rather uneventful overtime period, where Smith would outshine Brown, stopping three Wheeling Nailers enroute to the victory.

My Three Stars:
1) Matt Rogers  (TRE) - 1 Goal + 1 Shootout Talley.
2) Jason Smith (TRE) - 30 Shots, 28 Saves (3 Saves in Shootout).
3) David Brown (WHE) - 52 Shots, 50 Saves.

~Titans Fan 25~

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