Miller Slows Rush in Wings Win
Friday, February 27, 2009
– Wings (4-5) goaltender
Brandon Miller was sensational in net and led the team to a 14-9 victory over
the Edmonton Rush (3-6). Merrick
Thomson was Philadelphia’s offensive star with six goals, but it was Miller’s dominance in
net that proved to be the difference.
“Brandon was great tonight, but everyone contributed,” said Head Coach Dave
Huntley. “We kept to our game plan
and were able to get a win over a good team in a very tough
building.”
Edmonton jumped out to a
quick 1-0 lead, but Philadelphia, led by Thomson, scored the last three goals of the quarter. Miller withstood an Edmonton barrage of shots, stopping 11 of 12 with the only goal coming on a
Rush powerplay.
Both clubs scored three goals in the second quarter, but
it was a key penalty kill that was the turning point in the game. At the 7:21 mark, the Wings went down
two men for a full two minutes and once again it was Miller who saved the
day. He stopped 11 shots in the
quarter, six of which were during the two man disadvantage. Philadelphia escaped the first half with a 6-4 lead.
The top play of the
night came in the third quarter when the Wings Drew Westervelt scored a goal on
an incredible shot which saw him dive across the goal crease and scorewith
a shot behind his head. Miller
turned away all six Rush attempts on net of the period. The
Wings took a 10-4 lead into the final quarter of play.
Edmonton had their best offensive
quarter in the fourth, but Philadelphia had an answer for each Rush goal. Both teams would net five goals in the
last period of play and Miller stopped 8 more Rush shots to finish his stellar
evening.
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