News release
18 December 2004
Elmira, NY The Danbury Trashers earned their second straight shootout victory over the Elmira Jackals, winning 3-2 Saturday night in Danbury.
The Trashers jumped out on top just 62 seconds into the game as Jeff Daw fired a scorching wrist shot up over the glove of Greg Hewitt for a 1-0 Danbury lead. The Jackals struck back half way through the period when Dean Jackson scored his first goal as a Jackal this season, blasting a slap shot past Scott Stirling at 12:17, assisted by Jeff Antonovich and Derek Campbell.
In the second period the Garbage men regained the lead at 4:57 when a Mario Larocque shot from the point was redirected by Bruce Richardson into the net for a 2-1 lead.
In perhaps the most exciting conclusion of the season, the Jackals drew level with literally no time to spare. Defenseman George Pujacs unleashed a blistering wrister from the blue line that caught the iron of the cross bar on its way into the net as the game clock struck zero, tying the game at two and sending festivities to a shootout.
Friday nights UHL record setting 20-round shootout would not be relived on this night. Jason Sessa scored to open the first round, but Danbury scored their first three attempts to take the extra point 3-1.
Stirling made 22 saves for the win, 3-of-4 in the shootout; while Hewitt turned aside 31-of-33 in the game, 0-for-3 in the shootout.
The Jackals return home to face off with the Flint Generals at the First Arena Sunday December 19th at 5:00 pm.