Dallas/Allen, Texas - The Allen Americans (7-3-0), ECHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators (NHL), and Belleville Senators (AHL), opened a single-game matchup against the Kansas City Mavericks on Friday night at Cable Dahmer Arena in Missouri, and it was the Americans taking the first game of three on the road this weekend 5-3 over the Mavericks.
Each team found the back of the net in the opening frame. Kansas City scored first on the second of the season from Owen Lindmark. He put a backhander off the skate of Jesper Vikman and into the net to put Kansas City up 1-0. The Americans responded at the 10:53 mark as Mathieu De St. Phalle scored on a breakaway shorthanded for his sixth goal of the season. The game was tied 1-1 after twenty minutes of play.
The Mavericks made quick work of it in the second period as Casey Carreau scored his second of the season to put the Mavericks back on top 2-1 at the 1:56 mark. A power play goal for the Mavericks. It stayed that way until late in the period when Mathieu De St. Phalle found Andre Anania just inside the blueline for a big blast that beat Logan Terness for his first of the season, to tie the score at 2-2 after two periods of play.
The Americans scored three more times in the third period, blowing the game open and sending many of the 3,963 spectators to the exits early. Michael Gildon (3), Luke Mistelbacher (4), and Noel Nordh all lit the lamp in the third frame. Nordh’s goal coming on the power play. The Americans outshoot Kansas City 31-24 claiming their seventh win of the season.
The Americans continue the six-game road trip on Saturday night in Tulsa against the Oilers. This is the third meeting of the season between the two teams. Tulsa has won both games.
The home opener for the Americans is next weekend when they host the Kansas City Mavericks for a pair of games. Call 972-912-1000 for tickets!
They Said It:
Steve Martinson: “We had a big third period and made some nice plays that led to big goals. This team has a lot of talent, and once we find the right combinations, we’ll score plenty of goals and win plenty of games.”
Mathieu De St. Phalle: “The shorthanded goal was big. I think Lipper (Sam Lipkin) and I have been overdue for one of those since we are both aggressive on the penalty kill. He does a great job on the faceoffs, so I saw a window to jump on the defenseman. We started to find our game in the second and third period. We definitely saw a shift in momentum.”
Three Stars:
1. ALN – Andre Anania
2. KC – Owen Lindmark
3. ALN – Mathieu De St. Phalle
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