ROCKFORD, IL. – Colorado forward Taylor Makar netted a pair of first-period goals, while goaltender Isak Posch stopped 24 of the 25 shots he faced, as the Eagles completed a two-game sweep of the Rockford IceHogs with a 2-1 win on Saturday. Rockford forward Samuel Savoie scored the IceHogs lone goal, as Colorado finished the night going 0-for-6 on the power play and a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
Makar would kick off the scoring just 3:32 into the contest when he collected a cross-slot dish and whistled a shot into the back of the net, putting the Eagles on top, 1-0.
With both teams skating 4-on-4, Makar would strike again when he lit the lamp with a wrister from the slot, extending Colorado’s lead to 2-0 at the 17:11 mark of the first period. The Eagles would be outshot 12-8 in the opening frame but carried a 2-0 advantage into the first intermission.
Rockford would strike back just 1:14 into the second period when Savoie skated through the left-wing circle before cutting to the crease and tucking home a backhander, slicing the deficit to 2-1.
Colorado would earn a pair of power-play opportunities in the second period, but would not be able to capitalize, as the Eagles left for the second intermission still on top, 2-1.
The IceHogs would outshoot Colorado 7-6 in the third period and earn a pair of opportunities on the man-advantage, but Posch and company kept Rockford off the scoresheet to secure the 2-1 victory.
IceHogs goalie Drew Commesso suffered the loss in net, allowing two goals on 26 shots.
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