By: Riley Pollock – 02.03.24
The Roughnecks couldn’t find the net in the fourth quarter leading to an 11-9 loss on the road.
The ‘Necks drop to 5-6 while Philly picked up their fourth win of the year.
For the second straight weekend it was Philadelphia who got in the board first making the score 1-0 2:11 into the game.
Tanner Cook quickly answered with his 15th of the season to make it 1-1.
Liam LeClair scored on a quick stick shortly after to give the Riggers the 2-1 lead.
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Tyler Pace tucked one short side to make the score 3-1 Roughnecks.
The Wings got one back shorthanded before Pace scored his second of the afternoon, on the powerplay, to make the score 4-2.
Cook grabbed his second from in tight to make it 5-2 with six-minutes to go in the first.
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Christian Del Bianco came up with a huge save on a penalty shot to keep the score 5-2 heading into the second-quarter.
The Wings scored the first two of the second-quarter to get within one, 5-4.
They would tie it 5-5 shortly after.
Philadelphia took the lead on a bounce shot with 10:09 to go in the half. The score was 6-5.
Jesse King got his 20th of the season and his 150th in his career to tie the game back up 6-6.
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The Riggers took back the lead as Pace finished off his first-half hat-trick to make the score 7-6 heading into the break.
Thomas Hoggarth ripped home his first of the afternoon to give the Riggers the 8-6 lead.
Dan Taylor found the net to extend the Riggers lead to 9-6 heading into the fourth-quarter.
The Wings got their first goal of the second-half early in the fourth to make the score 9-7.
Philadelphia got another shorthanded goal to make it 9-8.
The Wings tied the game 9-9 on the powerplay with 5:23 remaining.
They would take the lead 10-9 off a rebound.
Philly would add an empty netter making the final 11-9.
Next Up
Calgary is in Georgia next Friday to take on the Swarm.
STAT PACK
Tyler Pace: 3g, 1a
Jesse King: 1g, 3a
Tanner Cook: 2g, 2a
Josh Currier: 3a
Thomas Hoggarth: 1g, 1a
Liam LeClair: 1g, 1a
Dan Taylor: 1g
Christian Del Bianco: 1a, 36 saves