Wenatchee, WA. – A Mike Coyne (Buffalo, NY) goal in the
opening minute of overtime Sunday night boosted the Wenatchee Wild to a 3-2 win
over the Chilliwack Chiefs, in front of 2,213 fans at the Town Toyota Center.
Chilliwack led 1-0 after one, thanks to a goal by Eric
Benshadle. Mitch Skapski drew the lone assist, putting the Chiefs on top after
20 minutes.
The Wild would tie it up in the second. Charlie Combs (St. Louis, MO) would score from Troy Conzo (Nesconset, NY) and Blake
Christensen (Lauderhill, FL) at 5:33, knotting the game 1-1 through 40
minutes.
In the third, Wenatchee would take the lead. Colin Burston (Winnipeg, MB) scored
from Logan Milliken (Canmore, AB)
and Brendan Harris (Las Vegas, NV)
at 1:01, putting the Wild on top, 2-1. The lead would hold until late in the
period, as Chilliwack would score with their goaltender off for an extra
attacker. Jordan Kawaguchi scored from Dennis Chowlowski and Austin Adam at
18:32, tying the game 2-2 and forcing overtime.
The teams squared off for a 4-on-4 overtime session and it took
less than a minute for Wenatchee to win it. Kyle Stephan (Barrie, ON) dug the puck off the wall along the right
side, feeding it to a wide open Coyne in the slot. Coyne would bury the
backhander top shelf 46 seconds into the extra session, giving the Wild the 3-2
win.
Wenatchee outshot the Chiefs 25-22 on the night. Garrett
Nieto (Yorba Linda, CA) made 20 saves for the Wild, while Aiden Pelino
made 22 saves for Chilliwack. The Wild went 0-for-2 on the power play and 1-of-1
on the penalty kill. “Pretty good effort on our part tonight.” said Wenatchee
Wild Head Coach/General Manager Bliss Littler. “Played a really good hockey
team, I think two pretty even games both nights. To come out with four points,
we feel pretty good about that effort.”
With the win, Wenatchee improves to 23-10-2-3 on the season; the
Chiefs are now 24-8-4-1. The Wild next play on Friday, January 8th,
when they host the Salmon Arm Silverbacks at 7:05pm at the Town Toyota Center.
Battle For The Border
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