Aberdeen tops Austin in a shootout
Published 10:24 pm Friday, March 25, 2011
After nine straight players missed on a shootout attempt, CJ Pullar found the back of the net and gave Aberdeen (19-34-4 overall) a 5-4 shootout victory over Austin in Aberdeen Friday.
All five of the Bruins’ shooters came up empty in the shootout.
The Bruins (22-30-4 overall) trailed 4-3 in regulation when John Kirby tied things up with unassisted goal with 5:45 left in the third period.
Keegan Asmundson stopped 37 of the 41 shots he saw for Austin.
SCORING SUMMARY
Austin 1 0 3 0 — 4
Aberdeen 2 1 1 0 — 5
First period
(AB) CJ Pullar (Paul Prescott, Tyler Poulsen) 5:17
(A) Cody Hotchkin (powerplay) (John Kirby) 10:42
(AB) Michael Malady (Ryan Wagner, Cody Marooney) 19:36
Second period
(AB) Pullar (Prescott, Poulsen) 15:11
Third period
(A) Jadin Martin (Dawson Kuhlmann, Alex Tesenky) 7:14
(A) Sam Olson (powerplay) (Trevor Waldoch, Charlie Adams) 11:38
(AB) Poulsen (powerplay) (Geoff Ferguson, Brandon Platt) 13:28
(A) Kirby 14:15
Shots: Austin — 39; Aberdeen — 42
Powerplays: Austin — 2-for-5; Aberdeen — 1-for-7