Arizona Ghostriders' comeback falls short, SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS wins 4-2
SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS, which led by three goals at one point, survived a comeback attempt by Arizona Ghostriders and clinched a 4-2 victory.
SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS led by three goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS' MIKE TASCH scored at 11:53 in the first period to put SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS up 3-0.
SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS was paced by SPEEDY GONZALES, who had one goal and one assist. GONZALES scored 8:07 into the first period to make the score 1-0 SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS.
In the losing effort, Arizona Ghostriders was led by DAN CENTER, who registered two goals. CENTER scored the first of his two goals at 14:09 into the first period to make the score 3-1 SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS. KHELIL BEIDOUN assisted on the tally. CENTER's next tally made the score 3-2 SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS with 10:26 left in the second period. JIM GOODLIFFE picked up the assist.
SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS managed to stay out of the box better than usual, totaling one minor for two minutes in penalty time. SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS wound up below its season average of 3.0 penalty minutes per game.
Others who scored for SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS included DOMINICK KAISER and STEPHAN DEMOPOULOUS, who scored one goal each. More assists for SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS came via BILLY METCALF, who had one.
Arizona Ghostriders managed to stay out of the box better than usual, registering one minor for two minutes in penalty time. Arizona Ghostriders ended up below its season average of 3.0 penalty minutes per game. Arizona Ghostriders got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed two goals during the game.
ZACH CUMMINGS rejected 13 shots on goal for SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS. SAN DIEGO TRON HOSERS registered zero goals on one power play opportunities. ERIC HERNANDEZ made 14 saves for Arizona Ghostriders on 18 shots. Arizona Ghostriders registered zero goals on one power play opportunities.
