Eagles defeat Thunder

Eagle staff

The Wichita Thunder lost its third consecutive game, falling to the Colorado Eagles 5-2 on Friday in Loveland, Colo.

The Thunder grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Troy Ofukany deflected Mark Adamek's blue line shot at 3:22 in the first period. Colorado answered just over two minutes later on the power play.

The Eagles rallied for three goals in a span of 2:43 early in the second period, getting scores from Riley Nelson, Adam Hogg, and Felipe Larranaga.

Brad Thompson cut into the lead at 13:07, scoring shorthanded on a breakaway, but the Eagles answered back at the 17:34 mark to re-extend their lead.

Wichita 1 1 0 — 2 Colorado1 4 0 — 5

First Period

Scoring—1, Wichita, Ofukany (Adamek, Kneeland) 3:22. 2, Colorado, Deleurme (Schneekloth, McLeod) (pp) 5:41. Penalties— Penner, C (slashing) :06; Woll, W (cross checking) 4:57; Beatty, C (tripping) 13:04; Woll, W (slashing) 17:53.

Second Period

Scoring—3, Colorado, Nelson (Tobler, Schneekloth) 1:09. 4, Colorado, Hogg (Penner, Thurston) 2:59. 5, Colorado, Larranga (McLeod, Nelson) 3:52. 6, Wichita, Thompson (Unassisted) (sh) 13:07. 7, Colorado, Dulle (Nelson, Ulanski) 17:34. Penalties— Penner, C (too many men bench minor) 9:55; Forslund, W (interference) 11:24; Hogg, C (roughing) 14:42.

Third Period

Scoring—None. Penalties— Thompson, W (tripping) 5:42; Penner, C (hooking) 8:09; Penner, C (unsportsmanlike conduct) 17:53.

Shots—Wichita 6-6-7—19; Colorado 12-17-8—37. Saves— Wichita, Campbell 37 shots, 32 saves; Colorado, Mole 19-17. Power plays— Wichita 0-6, Colorado 1-4. Referee— Timm Walsh. Linesmen— Eric Barske, Chris Wilson. Attendance— 5,289.