Eagles Head West to San Diego
Jan 26, 2022
The Colorado Eagles will face off against the San Diego Gulls tonight at 8:00 pm MST for the first game in a six-game road trip.
Colorado and San Diego have met only one time so far in the 2021-22 season, back on November 6, 2021. That game saw the Eagles jump out to an early lead with three unanswered goals from Dennis Gilbert, Dylan Sikura and Alex Newhook.
The Gulls started to put together a comeback late in the second period when Jacob Perreault scored a power-play goal with just 33 seconds left in the frame. Nikolas Brouillard notched an even-strength tally early in the third period, but the Gulls couldn’t muster a third to force overtime.
Justus Annunen had the start in net and made 21 saves on 23 shots in just his second game of the season. Annunen has now led the Eagles to a seven-game winning streak, which they hope to continue on the road.
Eagles vs Gulls
Budweiser Events Center - Loveland, Colorado
Roster Report
Forward Mikhail Maltsev has been recalled to the Colorado Avalanche.
Nick Henry, Matthew Boucher and Trent Miner have all been recalled from the Utah Grizzlies.
By the Numbers
The Colorado Eagles have an 18-11-3-2 record for the season, now sitting at 3rd place in the Pacific Division.
Colorado holds an 8-8-3-1 all-time record against San Diego. The Eagles are 6-6-2-2 on the road this season.
San Diego is currently 7th in the Pacific Divison and has lost their last two games. The Gulls have a home record of 7-6-1-0
Roland McKeown will record his 300th American Hockey League game tonight.
Colorado - San Diego Connections
Gulls captain Greg Pateryn played ten games with the Colorado Eagles in the 2020-21 season. He is currently recalled to the NHL Anaheim Ducks.
Gulls forward Brent Gates Jr. played college hockey with Sampo Ranta at the University of Minnesota during the 2018-19 season.
Gulls forward Lucas Elvenes played with Dylan Sikura on the inaugural Henderson Silver Knights team. Elvenes was recently claimed off of waivers by Anaheim and assigned to the Gulls.
Gulls forward Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Justin Barron played together on the Halifax Moosehead of the QMJHL during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons.
