Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, October 29, 1993 TAG: 9310290137
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B9 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: CHARLOTTE, N.C. LENGTH: Medium
The game marked the first road victory for the Express.
Two goals by Ferschweiler 12 seconds apart early in the third period, both from close range, gave the Express a three-goal lead for the second time, 6-3.
After a rebound goal by Charlotte's Geoff Simpson cut it to 6-4, Dubkov scored on a short-handed, end-to-end rush with a backhand past Checkers goaltender Scott Bailey at the 11-minute, 58-second mark.
A short-handed goal by Charlotte's Matty Robbins finished the scoring.
Gairin Smith's five-minute major penalty for high-sticking Roanoke's Kyle Galloway with 6:27 to play finished the Checkers.
Charlotte (2-3-0) lost for the second time in two nights.
Roanoke's Oleg Yashin opened the scoring in the first period, banging home the rebound of a shot by Will Averill from the top of the left faceoff circle at 12:09. Averill was making his first appearance for the Express.
Dubkov added a power-play goal, flicking a backhand from behind the net off of Bailey to give Roanoke a 2-0 lead.
Ferschweiler made it 3-0 by converting a crossing pass from Tony Szabo at 18:06 while being dumped to the ice by Checkers defenseman Joe Cleary.
Two goals by Charlotte forward Scott MacNair three minutes apart tied the score at 3 and led to the departure of Express goalie Bryan Schoen in favor of Dan Ryder.
However, Averill put in his first goal of the season, from the slot at 18:21 of the second, to give Roanoke a 4-3 lead through two periods. It was the Express' third power-play goal of the game.
Roanoke (3-1-0) concludes its four-game road swing tonight in Richmond and Saturday in Hampton Roads. \
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by CNB