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Knights Blitz Wolves, 6-4

December 3, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release


Rosemont, IL - The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights scored three third period goals to beat the Chicago Wolves 6-4 on Saturday night at Allstate Arena. The win snapped a three-game winless streak. Three different players scored their first goals of the season during the outburst.

The Wolves struck with less than a half minute gone in the first period. With Zenith Komarniski serving a hooking penalty, Mark Popovic was the recipient of a lucky bounce, back handing a shot past Curtis McElhinney for an unassisted goal just 25 seconds into the game.

The Knights responded later in the period. Warren Peters picked up a loose puck behind the Wolves' net and fed Brantt Myhres for a shot that slipped by Jani Hurme. It was Myhres fourth goal of the year, one away from matching his career high.

The tie lasted just 40 seconds before Stephen Baby walked down the left wing and ripped a shot past McElhinney to put the Wolves back up by a goal.

But the Knights had an answer, and it came during another penalty kill. Cam Severson picked up a deflected shot from the point, raced down the right wing and blew a slapshot past Hurme for his fourth goal of the season. It was the Knights' third shorthanded goal of the season, their second in three games.

Omaha took its first lead of the game half way through the second period. With two Wolves in the penalty box, Carsen Germyn got free in the slot and beat Hurme with a wrist shot that sailed under the cross bar for his team-leading 13th goal of the year.

It was the Wolves' turn to respond, and they did 5:30 later. Baby carried the puck across the blue line and dished it to Kevin Doell who walked in and beat McElhinney with a wrist shot over his glove hand to tie the game at three.

The Knights broke the tie half way through the third. While on the powerplay, Steve Bancroft took a pass from Komarniski and beat Hurme between the pads for his first goal of the year at 9:42.

Less than four minutes later, the Knights had just finished killing a penalty to Komarniski when Peters spotted him coming out of the penalty box. He fired a long pass that Komarniski collected at center ice. He raced in and beat Hurme with a quick wrist shot for his first goal of the season.

The onslaught continued during the Knights' seventh powerplay of the game. Brandon Prust pushed a bouncing puck down the slot, then whipped a blind pass behind his back to Lynn Loyns who hammered home his first goal and first point of the year to make it 6-3.

Chicago added a late powerplay goal with Hurme pulled for a six-on-four advantage. Doell got his second of the game, tucking home the rebound of a shot by Nick Naumenko.

The Knights are now 11-9-0-5 and 3-1-0-0 against the Wolves. The Knights play again on Wednesday when they travel back to Illinois to face the Peoria Rivermen at 7:00 p.m. The game can be heard on 1420 AM and on the internet at omahaaksarbenknights.com.

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