PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Rivermen held the Huntsville Havoc to 10 shots on goal and earned a 3-0 victory over the defending President’s Cup Champions Sunday afternoon at Carver Arena. The win, Peoria’s second in a row, improves the Rivermen to 11-1-3 on the season before Thursday morning’s matchup against the Quad City Storm.
Peoria opened the game’s scoring with a power-play tally early in the first period. With Havoc defender Pat Condon in the box for tripping, Rivermen center Joseph Wimar sent the pick from atop the left-wing circle of the Havoc zone to the left corner, and Justin Greenberg’s pass across the net-front was one-timed by Peoria winger Vincent Beaudry past Havoc netminder Mike DeLaVergne. For the 1-0 lead at 4:17 of the opening frame.
Peoria doubled their lead with a goal late in the game’s middle period. With play ongoing in the Havoc zone, Peoria winger Alec Hagaman took a loose puck atop the right circle and fired a shot netward. Widmar redirected the puck from ice level up over the shoulder of DeLaVergne, and under the crossbar, for a 2-0 edge at 17:52 of the second period.
Peoria put the game away at 17:31 of the third period. With DeLaVerge on his way to the bench for an extra attacker, Rivermen defenseman Guillaume Naud stole the puck in his own zone, carried into neutral ice, and fired it into the net for the 3-0 final score.
Rivermen goaltender Stephen Klein earned his second pro shutout between the pipes, stopping all 10 shots on goal he faced. With the win, Klein improves to 6-1-0 on the season and in his pro career.
Game recap courtesy of official SPHL media release
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