Eagles Seek Redemption Against Gulls
Mar 4, 2022
The Colorado Eagles will seek redemption in the second of three games against the San Diego Gulls this week.
Colorado had a strong 3-0 showing against the Gulls on the road but dropped the first match on home ice on Wednesday.
Although the Eagles nearly doubled San Diego’s shots on goal in each period, they found themselves in a 4-0 hole. Shane Bowers finally found the back of the net for Colorado 11:32 into the third period. Mikhail Maltsev would add a tally nearly five minutes later. Those would be the only blemishes on San Diego goaltender Lukas Dostal’s night though.
Dostal stopped 51 of Colorado’s 53 shots and was even able to add an empty-net tally of his own, sealing the deal for his team’s 5-2 win.
The night was full of roughness and penalties. Colorado would finish the night with 30 penalty minutes and San Diego finished with 48 penalty minutes. Stefan Matteau and Trevor Carrick dropped gloves at the mid-way point of the second period, followed by a fight between Keaton Middleton and Greg Printz in the third period. Both Middleton and Printz were assessed 10-minute game misconduct penalties for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Tensions are sure to be high as the teams face each other in two more consecutive nights.
Eagles v Gulls
Budweiser Events Center - Loveland, Colorado
Roster Report
Forward Steffan Matteau is back in the lineup after being out with injury since October.
Defenseman and co-captain Jacob MacDonald was recently reassigned to the Eagles from the Colorado Avalanche after being out on long-term injury reserve.
San Diego goaltender Lukas Dostal was recently reassigned to the team from the Anaheim Ducks. Defensemen Brendan Guhle and Greg Pateryn have recently been recalled to Anaheim from the Gulls.
Game Notes
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By the Numbers
The Colorado Eagles have a 26-17-3-3 record for the season, now sitting at 4th place in the Pacific Division. Colorado has a record of 10-8-3-1 overall against San Diego.
San Diego has a 19-22-2-0 record this season, currently sitting at 7th place in the Pacific Division.
Colorado - San Diego Connections
Martin Kaut and Gulls goaltender Lukas Dostal are both from Brno, Czechia and played together on the Czech National Team at the World Junior tournament in both 2016-17 and 2018-19.
Eagles forward Kiefer Sherwood previously played three seasons with the Gulls before coming to Colorado in the 2020-21 season.
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.
