SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – Storm Phaneuf diverted all 29 shots against and the Peoria Riverman (17-5-7) kept the Mississippi RiverKings (18-12-2) scorelss on all six power play opportunities in a 3-0 RiverKings loss on Friday Night.
The Riverman wasted no time by jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first period. Forward Michael Colantone scored on a deflected shot off of RiverKings’ goalie Brad Barone to put the Riverman up 1-0 with 11:13 on the clock. Nine minutes later, the Riverman struck again. Dakota Klecha’s slap shot beat Barone to give Peoria a 2-0 lead on the 
power play.
While the teams skated a scoreless second, the Riverman would strike again in the third period. On the power play, wingman Alec Hagaman tallied the Riverman’s third goal on the night with a wrist shot from the slot with three minitues into the last period of regulation.
Brad Barone (11-8-2) took the loss after stopping 20 of 23 shots against, while Storm Phaneouf tallied his first win and shutout of the season after turning aside all 29 shots against.
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