Gorillas Beat Kings
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Lubbock, Texas - Former Lubbock Cotton Kings netminder Shawn Conschafter
stopped 29 of 30 shots on net lifting the Amarillo Gorillas to a 2-1 victory
over the Lubbock Cotton Kings Friday night at City Bank Coliseum. The Hub
City team is 16-22-4 on the year with 36 points in the standings.
Amarillo`s Rich Hansen got the scoring started at 3:28 of the first period
as he slipped the puck past Lubbock goaltender J.F. Perras. In the second
period, Amarillo out-shot the Cotton Kings 17-6 and they were able to
increase their lead to two. The Gorillas Keith Detlefsen lit the lamp at
the 14:12 mark of the second period for the 2-0 advantage.
Lubbock would finally get on the board at 5:37 of the third period with a
tally from Jimmy Callahan, as he sent a wrister into the back of the net at
the doorstep of the crease. The Kings out-shot the Gorillas 16-7 in the
third period and tried to rally for the comeback with some late chances, but
unfortunately for the Cotton Kings, Callahan`s goal stood as their only
score of the evening.
Amarillo`s Conschafter recorded his 12th win in net, aloowing just one goal
on the night. Lubbock`s Perras made 29 saves off of 31 Gorillas shots on
net in the loss. Amarillo was 0-for-8 on the power play, while the Cotton
Kings were 0-for-6 on the man-advantage. The Gorillas out-shot Lubbock
31-30 for the night.
The Cotton Kings will head out on the road for a Saturday night tilt with
the New Mexico Scorpions at 8:05 p.m. CST. They will return home on Sunday
for a 5:05 p.m. face-off with the Arizona Sundogs.
--lck--
