Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, December 4, 1994 TAG: 9412070080
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: D-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DWIGHT FOXX STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Steve Bogoyevac scored the lone goal in an overtime shootout as the Richmond Renegades survived losing a three-goal lead and escaped with a 6-5 victory over the Express at the Roanoke Civic Center on Saturday night.
Richmond (15-2-4), with 34 points, has a six-point lead over second-place Roanoke (12-5-4) in the East Division of the East Coast Hockey League.
The Express trailed 5-2 going into the final period, but scored three goals to force overtime. Derek Laxdal scored the first two goals of the period to complete a hat trick, and center Ilya Dubkov tied it at 5 with two minutes left in regulation with his 11th goal of the season.
A potential Roanoke victory in overtime was nullified with 12 seconds remaining when the officials ruled the puck did not cross the goal line. Roanoke coach Frank Anzalone was furious with the call.
"The whole team says it went in," Anzalone said. "[Laxdal] says it went in the net. That's the way it goes sometimes."
Both Laxdal, who played an outstanding game, and Anzalone said it was a tough loss for the Express. Even though Roanoke rallied to send the game into overtime and gained a point after trailing by three goals, they still wanted the victory.
The Renegades outscored the Express 3-1 in the second period in taking a 5-2 lead. Right wing Jay Murphy had two goals in the period to pace a Richmond attack that scored four of its five goals on power plays.
Roanoke's lone second-period score came from center Craig Herr on a power-play opportunity.
There were no six-on-six goals scored in the first two periods, which featured 17 penalties - 10 on Roanoke.
Richmond led 2-1 after a penalty-filled first period in which all three goals were scored on power plays. Roanoke received six of the eight penalties called in the period, with defenders Jon Larson and Dave Stewart each receiving 10-minute misconduct penalties
The Renegades capitalized on Larson's penalty 32 seconds later when Scott Gruhl scored his 19th goal of the season, on an assist from Murphy and Jan Benda, 14 minutes, 19 seconds into the period.
Murphy extended the Richmond advantage to 3-1 just 1:42 into the second period on a power play. Gruhl and center Shane Henry recorded the assists.
The power-play opportunity occurred when the Express received a bench minor before the period began.
ICE CHIPS: Richmond is 3-2-3 in its past eight games after starting 11-0-1. ... Renegades goaltender Grant Sjerven, who leads the ECHL in victories, has been recalled by the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League. ... The Express is 33-0-3 when leading after two periods. One of the overtime shootout losses came against Richmond on Nov.18 at the civic center. ... Defender Darwin McClelland, who was acquired from the Columbus Chill in a trade Monday, did not make his Roanoke debut on Saturday night as expected. ... Forward Marty Schriner was activated by the Express and will wear a full face shield for two weeks after eye surgery. ... Express goalie Dan Ryder, who was called up to Kansas City of the IHL on Thursday, did not play in Kansas City's 4-3 loss to Houston on Friday night. ... In a survey of 36 ECHL coaches and broadcasters, the civic center, with 10 votes, was said to have the worst ice in the league, followed by Nashville (eight). ... Roanoke will not be in action again until December 9-10 when it plays at Charlotte and at Raleigh on back-to-back nights ... The Express is idle until Friday, when it visits Charlotte for a 7:35 p.m. faceoff. Roanoke then travels to Raleigh for a 7:30 game Dec.10. The Express returns for a three-game home stand starting Dec.16, when Richmond returns.
Richmond 2-3-0-0-1-6
Roanoke 1-1-3-0-0-5
First period-1, Richmond, Henry 8 (Lester, Currie), 6:38 (pp). 2, Roanoke, Laxdal 9 (Ferschweiler, Jestadt), 7:36 (pp). 3, Richmond, Gruhl 19 (Murphy, Benda), 14:51 (pp). Penalties-Clarke, Ro (unsportsmanlike conduct), 5:43; Shier, Ri (slashing), 7:18; Stewart, Ro (elbowing), 8:21; Toujikov, Ro (roughing), 14:19; Larson, Ro major (misconduct), 14:19; Moore, Ri double-minor (holding, roughing), 15:30; Dubkov, Ro (roughing), 15:30; Stewart, Ro major (misconduct), 20:00.
Second period-4, Richmond, Murphy 6 (Gruhl, Henry), 1:42 (pp). 5, Richmond, Gruhl 20 (Henry, Lester), 11:34. 6, Richmond, Murphy 7 (Henry, Body), 13:56 (pp). 7, Roanoke, Herr 2 (Larson, Toujikov), 16:28 (pp). Penalties-Clarke, Ro (bench minor), 0:00; Dougherty, Ri (charging), 8:44; Toujikov, Ro (interference), 10:58; Murphy, Ri (slashing), 11:02; Herr, Ro (holding), 12:08. Shier, Ri (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:19; Stewart, Ro (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:19; Snesar, Ri (holding), 14:35; Moore, Ri (holding), 18:10.
Third period-8, Roanoke, Laxdal 10 (Jestadt, Ferschweiler), 5:31 (pp). 9, Roanoke, Laxdal 11 (Ferschweiler, Stewart), 10:17. 10, Roanoke, Dubkov 11 (Stewart, Jestadt), 18:00. Penalties-Henry, Ri (high-sticking), 1:53; Dougherty, Ri (interference), 5:11; Snesar, Ri (roughing), 13:44; Stewart, Ro (slashing), 14:09.
Overtime-None. Penalty-Gruhl, Ri (high-sticking), 3:20.
Shots on goal-Richmond 14-11-6-1-32. Roanoke 9-12-14-5-40.
Goalies-Richmond, Currie 3-1-2 (40 shots-35 saves). Roanoke, Gagnon, 9-3-3 (32-27).
Power-play opportunities-Richmond 4 of 7. Roanoke 3 of 9.
Referee-Terry Koharski. Linesmen-John O'Brien, Dana Hall.
A-5,849.
by CNB