NEWARK, NJ – The Wings strong first half which forced the Titans
to pull goaltender Matt Vinc was not enough to get the victory as, New York backup Erik Miller stole the show and shut
Philadelphia
down for the remainder of the contest.
“They came out strong in the
second half and we had problems getting our offense started up again,” said Head
Coach Dave Huntley.
Wings 2008 first round pick Merrick Thomson scored
three first quarter goals to put Philadelphia up early in the contest.Kyle Sweeney and Drew Westervelt also
had goals for the Wings who finished the quarter with a 5-2 lead.
After
the Titans began the second quarter scoring Thomson scored his fourth of the
game which was the first of three consecutive goals for Philadelphia which caused New York to pull starting goaltender Matt Vinc
in favor of Erik Miller.The Titans
would add two goals before the end of the half but the Wings maintained their
lead with the score 8-5.
The Titans began the third quarter with five unanswered goals to
take a 10-8 lead in the contest.New
York’s offensive outburst prompted the Wings to pull
starting goaltender Rob Blasdell in favor of Brandon Miller.Thomson continued his strong night and
stopped the Titan’s scoring streak by netting his fifth of the night.The score at the end of three quarters
was 10-9 in favor of New
York.The Titans Erik Miller stopped all but one
shot in the quarter.
New
York’s strong defense
and goaltending by backup Erik Miller continued in the fourth quarter.The Wings were only able to score three
goals in the final period and the Titans won the game 15-12.New
York goaltender Erik Miller stopped 28 of
32 shots on the night in securing the win.
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