
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, January 14, 1995                   TAG: 9501160076
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-43   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: RALEIGH                                LENGTH: Medium

ICECAPS SMOTHER EXPRESS

Brad Mullahy turned aside 33 shots and the Raleigh IceCaps jumped out to a 5-0 lead as they defeated the Roanoke Express 7-1 in an East Coast Hockey League game at Dorton Arena Friday night.

The IceCaps broke through Roanoke's league-leading road penalty killing unit for three power play goals and held the Express (19-10-6) winless for the fifth consecutive game.

Raleigh capitalized on an early first period power play barrage as referee Dave Brown called penalties on the Express' Rouslan Toujikov and Stephane Desjardins 56 seconds apart.

While on a 5-on-3, ECHL All-Star center Kevin Riehl jammed home a fourth rebound past Express goalie Dan Ryder after Trevor Jobe had been denied on a backhanded wraparound. Ryder proceeded to stop crease edge rebounds by Wade Bartley and Doug Sinclar, but Riehl extended his body and poked the puck over the line for his 22nd goal with 6 minutes, 44 seconds left in the first.

Just 29 seconds later, newcomer Marquis Mathieu, acquired in a recent trade with the Toledo Storm, rifled home a drive over Ryder's left shoulder as the IceCaps screened the Express goalie from Mathieu's line of sight.

The IceCaps, who had won only three games at home, scored three more goals in the second period.

Jamie Erb beat Ryder over the left glove on a Justin Tomberlin feed for a 3-0 lead.

Less than six minutes later, Trevor Jobe, the ECHL's second all-time leading scorer recently acquired in a trade with Nashville, ripped a 25-foot shot to Ryder's left for his first goal as an IceCap for a 4-0 lead. Doug SInclair padded the lead on a tap-in from a Jobe 2-on-1 feed at 16:43.

Roanoke's goal came at 18:19 of the second when Oleg Yashin tapped in for his 19th of the season.

Raleigh rounded out the scoring on an early third period power play deflection by Jim Duhart off a Lyle Wildgoose center point drive and a clean walk in by All Star defender Derek Linnell.

The IceCaps (13-19-5) are still buried in last place in the ECHL East by eight points.

ICECHIPS: The Express faces Hampton Roads at the Roanoke Civic Center tonight at 7:30. The Admirals' eight-game winning streak was snapped by Charlotte at the Norfolk Scope Friday night, 4-3 ... Express winger Darwin McClelland did not make the trip after slightly separating his shoulder in practice on Thursday. He may be out for 10 days. ... Express coach Frank Anzalone claimed Mike Krygier off waivers from Knoxville, then loaned him back to the Chiefs when their leading scorer Sean Promger, was called up by the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League. ... Shirley Woolwine has been promoted to assistant general manager of the Express.

Roanoke 0-1-0--1

Raleigh 2-3-2--7

First period-1, Riehl 22 (Bartley, Sinclair), 6:44 (pp). 2, Raleigh, Duhart 1 (Mathieu, Periera), 7:13 (pp). Penalties-Long, Ra (interference), 2:07; Toujikov, Ro (hooking), 5:08; Desjardins, Ro (high-sticking), 6:05; Meany, Ra (cross-checking), 7:49; Stewart, Ro (holding stick), 11:25; Toujikov, Ro (holding), 15:33; Dubkov, Ro (roughing), 19:40; Mathieu, Ra (roughing), 19:40.

Second period-3, Raleigh, Erb 5 (Tomberlin, Periera), 8:10. 4, Raleigh, Jobe 17 (Patar, Erb), 10:49. 5, Raleigh, Sinclair 1 (Jobe, Wildgoose), 10:49. 6, Roanoke, Yashin 19 (Herr, Luger), 18:19. Penalties-Duncan, Ra (holding), 5:10; Jobe, Ra (tripping), 8:52.

Third period-7, Raleigh, Duhart 2 (Wildgoose, Riehl), 3:10 (pp). 8, Raleigh, Linnell 15 (Periera), 6:33. Penalties-Yashin, Ro (unsportsmanlike), 1:27; Larson, Ro (roughing), 5:21; Sinclair, Ra (roughing), 5:21; Clarke, Ro double-major (fighting, misconduct), 8:57; Duhart, Ra double-major (fighting, misconduct), 8:57; Mathieu, Ra (roughing), 9:29; Stewart, Ro major (misconduct), 14:41; Mathieu, Ra major (misconduct), 14:41; Smith, Ro double-minor (roughing), 18:30; Wildgoose, Ra double-minor (roughing).

Shots on goal-Roanoke 9-16-9-34. Raleigh 17-11-4-32.

Power-play opportunities-Roanoke 0 of 5. Raleigh 3 of 5.

Goalies-Roanoke, Ryder 5-4-1 (32 shots-25 saves). Raleigh, Mullahy 5-11-2 (34-33).

Referee-Dave Brown. Linesmen-Dave Spannaus, Dana Hall.

A-5,346.

by CNB