hockeyfan Posted March 8, 2007 Report Posted March 8, 2007 http://www.wildcattershockey.com/news/fullstory.php?id=405Phoenix, AZ (March 6, 2007) Daniel Sparre netted his second hat trick of the season and Brandin Cote added two goals as the Wildcatters (33-18-9) made it two wins in a row with a 7-3 victory against the Phoenix Roadrunners in front of 2,884 at USAirways Center. The ‘Catters dominated the first two periods as Phoenix registered only 11 shots and constantly struggled to get the puck out of their defensive zone.The ‘Catters netted the game’s first goal just 54 seconds in as Olivier Proulx scored goal number 23 on the season. Leon Hayward scored his 19th goal of the campaign 4:17 into the first, a power play goal from Mike Madill and Brandin Cote to make it 2-0. 47 seconds after, Sparre scored his first of the night and Texas led 3-0 after one period.Sparre scored the lone second period goal with help from Mark Rooneem and Jonathan Paiement on the power play to make it 4-0 Wildcatters after two periods. The Roadrunners looked like a different team for the first couple minutes of the third period, scoring twice in the first 2:15 to cut the lead to 4-2, but Cote tallied two goals and Sparre finished the scoring with his third goal for the hat trick.Matt Yeats made 19 saves for the win in his 21st consecutive start. Phoenix starting goaltender Cody Rudkowsky was pulled after the first period. He gave up 3 goals on 12 shots in the period, but Mike Morrison took the loss in relief. The Wildcatters have now scored 13 goals in the last two games. Texas out shot Phoenix 38 to 22. Texas was 3 for 6 on the power play while Phoenix finished the game 0 for 4.
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