GULLS GASH SILVER KNIGHTS, 7-4

The Silver Knights lost to the San Diego Gulls, 7-4, on Wednesday night at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA.

HOW IT WENT DOWN

San Diego took a 1-0 lead just 90-seconds into the contest on a goal from Justin Bailey. At the 8:51 mark of the period, Ryan Carpenter would make it 2-0 for the Gulls. Mitch McLain would then cut the Gulls lead in half, 2-1, deflecting a Raphael Lavoie shot on the power play. In the early stages of the second, Yegor Sidorov gave San Diego a 3-1 lead. 52-seconds later, Tuomas Uronen would make it a one-goal game once again. Soon after Sahsa Pastujov would make it a two-goal game for the gulls once again. Dylan Coghlan made it 4-3 with a blast from Jordan Gustafson, his first AHL point. 46-seconds later, Lavoie would tie the game at 4-4. Early into the final frame San Diego’s Matthew Phillips retook the lead, 5-4. Exactly halfway through the third at the 10:00 mark, Roland McKeown would give the Gulls their second two-goal lead of the game. In the latter stages of the game, Noah Warren would be credited with an empty-net goal to make the final score 7-4.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, Feb. 6  | 7 p.m. | vs Coachella Valley Firebirds

Saturday, Feb. 7  | 6 p.m. | vs Coachella Valley Firebirds

Wednesday,  Feb. 14 | 6 p.m. | at San Jose Barracuda

LOOKING AHEAD

The Silver Knights will now return to Henderson for a weekend series with the Coachella Valley Firebirds on February 6 and 7. The team will then be on the AHL All-Star break until February 14 when they head to San Jose to play the Barracuda for the first time this season. Watch all the action on FloHockey or listen live on 1230 The Game. Get tickets here.