Boise, Idaho – The Allen Americans (1-1-0), ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators won an overtime Thriller on Friday night beating then Idaho Steelheads 4-3 in OT.
Riley Kidney led the way for the Americans scoring his first professional hat trick. Kidney scored the game-tying goal in the third period and ended the game 43 seconds into the extra session putting a backhander top shelf into the Idaho net to give the Americans their first win of the season.
“We were the better team tonight. We came out and took control of the game from the start,” said Americans forward Riley Kidney. “The guys were playing with a lot of confidence. We got great goaltending from Jesper (Vikman). He made some huge saves tonight including stopping a breakaway in the second period.”
Michael Gildon opened the scoring for the Americans netting his first goal of the season. He also assisted on Riley Kidney’s first goal of the night.
Both teams were blanked on the power play. The Americans were 0-for-5, while Idaho was 0-for-3. The Americans have not allowed a power play goal in the first two games this season.
The series finale is Saturday night at Idaho Central Arena. Game time is 8:10 PM CT.
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