LIVE: Gulls Push Point Streak To Six
Mar 22, 2022By AJ Manderichio/SanDiegoGulls.com
The San Diego Gulls remained unbeaten in regulation against the Henderson Silver Knights, defeating their Pacific Division foe 3-1 tonight at Pechanga Arena San Diego.
Jacob Perreault (2-0=2) and Alex Limoges (1-1=2) led the way offensively while Lukas Dostal stood tall in net, stopping 29-of-30 shots.
The win is a big one for the Gulls, who moved within three points of the sixth-place Silver Knights in the division standings. San Diego holds the seventh – and final – playoff spot.
Third Period Recap
Limoges iced the game, scoring an empty-net goal with 57 seconds left in regulation.
The rookie forward collected a multi-goal performance (1-1=2), collecting his sixth point in the last four games and taking the team lead in goals (14).
Second Period Recap
The middle frame belonged to Perreault, who scored twice to give the Gulls their first lead of the game.
His first came on the power play, tying the game at 3:33 of the middle frame.
Lucas Elvenes fed Limoges at Henderson's blue line, and the rookie forward charged ahead with the puck. He found a cutting Perreault, who dove to the ice to chip the puck on net. The puck slid through the legs of Henderson goaltender Dillon Kelley, finding his skate blade before sliding into the net before Perreault's 11th goal of the season.
With the assist, Limoges extended his point streak to four games (1-4=5).
His second of the game came in similar fashion, with the rookie finishing from in tight for his 12th goal of the season. Vincent Marleau started the play, sending Axel Andersson into Henderson's zone on an offensive rush. The Swedish defenseman carried the puck down the side boards, firing a hard pass to the crease. Perreault beat the Silver Knights defender, deflecting the puck past Kelley to collect his second multi-goal performance of the season.
First Period Recap
Alan Quine opened the scoring, one-timing a Colt Conrad pass by Dostal to put Henderson ahead at 8:53 of the opening period.
Tonight marks the second consecutive game the Silver Knights scored first. San Diego had scored first in the first five meetings between the two Pacific Division foes.
Dostal enters tonight 15-10-0 with two shutouts, a 2.52 goals-against average (GAA) and .919 save percentage (SV%). Since Jan. 7, Dostal has posted an 10-4-0 record with two shutouts, a 2.15 GAA and .936 SV% to lead all American Hockey League goaltenders (min. 500 minutes played) in SV%, while ranking fourth in GAA, tied for third in shutouts and tied for fifth in wins.
Kelley made his AHL debut on Saturday against the Gulls, stopping 25 shots through regulation and overtime - and all three attempts in the shootout - to record his first career win.