ALLEN, Texas – Goaltender Kieran Millan and the Denver Cutthroats withstood a 20-shot, third period effort from the Allen Americans to hold on for a 2-1 win on Friday night at the Allen Events Center in front of a crowd of 3,964. 
With their win over the first place Americans (13-5-1), the Cutthroats (12-8-1) take over sole possession of third place in the Central Hockey League. Brad Smyth extended his season-high point streak to eight games with a goal. Troy Schwab (four games) and AJ Gale (five games) also extended their respective point streaks. Denver has now won the first two games of their three-game road trip and is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Gale scored the first period’s only goal at 8:44 to give Denver a 1-0 lead with a slap shot from the right circle. Schwab and Joel Chouinard tallied the assists on Gale’s 13th of the season, tying him for the CHL lead. The goal also kept Gale at the top of the league’s scoring leaders with 28 points on the season. In period two, Schwab found Smyth alone in the slot for a one-timer goal to make it a 2-0 lead. The goal was Smyth’s 12th of the season. Jarret Lukin scored 1:35 into the third for the Americans’ only tally of the game. Both teams finished 0-for-3 on the power play. Millan finished with 31 saves in the contest. Allen’s Steve Silverthorn took the loss with a 25-save night. The following images were recorded at the Allen Event Center on Friday evening.
Allen%27s Jarret Lukin is shadowed by Denver%27s Troy Schwab
Allen goalie Steve Silverthorn cools down during a break in the action
Allen%27s Brian McMillan is corralled by a pair of Denver players
Allen%27s Garrett Clarke collides with teammate Ryley Grantham and Denver%27s Jeff Neitenbach
Linesmen attempt to break up a fight near the Denver crease
Denver goalie Kieran Millan fends off an attack by Allen%27s Jamie Schaafsma
The Americans celebrate Jarret Lukin%27s third period goal
Denver goalie Kieran Millan during a break in the action
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