Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Loss at San Diego
Oct 26, 2022
SAN DIEGO, CA. – Colorado forward Jean-Luc Foudy scored a pair of goals, as the Eagles rallied to tie the game on two different occasions, but San Diego forward Jacob Perreault would net the game-winning goal late in the third period to give the Gulls a 4-3 win over the Eagles on Wednesday. Colorado went 0-for-5 on the power play for a second-consecutive game, while the Gulls cashed in on two of their eight opportunities on the man-advantage.
A San Diego power play would lead to the game’s first goal, as forward Rocco Grimaldi snapped a wrister from the slot that would light the lamp and give the Gulls a 1-0 edge at the 9:27 mark of the first period.
Another power play would lead to yet another goal for San Diego, as defenseman Nikolas Brouillard hammered a slapshot from the blue line that would beat Eagles goaltender Justus Annunen and stretch the Gulls to lead to 2-0 with 4:46 remaining in the opening 20 minutes.
Colorado would outshoot San Diego 11-6 in the period, but after failing to connect on a pair of opportunities on the man-advantage, the Eagles headed to the first intermission still trailing, 2-0.
Colorado would storm back in the second period, as Foudy weaved his way between the circles and fired a wrister past Gulls goaltender Lukas Dostal to slice the deficit to 2-1 at the 8:04 mark of the middle frame.
Fellow forward Cal Burke would earn a penalty shot opportunity just 46 seconds later, but a poke check from Dostal would deny the effort and leave San Diego with a 2-1 lead.
A Gulls turnover at their own blue line set up forward Charles Hudon to center a pass to a streaking Foudy who would pull the puck and his stick between his legs before chipping a shot past Dostal to tie the game at 2-2 with 5:29 remaining in the second stanza.
Still even at 2-2 as the puck dropped on the third period, a turnover near the Eagles net would set up forward Josh Lopina to bash home a rebound and put San Diego on top 3-2 at the 8:35 mark of the final frame.
Colorado would again summon an answer when forward Shane Bowers swept home a one-timer from the bottom of the right-wing circle to level the score at 3-3 with 7:04 left to play in the contest.
As time ticked down, Perreault would skate from the right-wing corner toward the net before tucking home a shot from the end line to put the Gulls back in the driver’s seat 4-3 at the 14:04 mark of the third period.
The Eagles would pull Annunen in favor of the extra attacker, but would come no closer, falling by a final score of 4-3. Annunen suffered the loss in net, allowing four goals on 27 shots.
Colorado will be back in action when they travel to take on the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday, October 28th at 12:00pm MT at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. Tickets for all regular season games are on sale now and start at just $21. You can find more information on ticket packages, theme tickets, and promotional nights, by visiting ColoradoEagles.com or by calling the ticket department at (970) 686-7468.
