Bruins win in shootoutDowler, Huber come up bigBy Henry Conte, Troy Daily News Sports EditorAfter a 13-0 drubbing of Philadelphia Saturday night at Hobart Arena, Troy was in for a bit of a closer contest Sunday afternoon.
The Bruins were able to escape with a 6-5 sudden-death shootout victory thanks to Allen Dowler and Aaron Huber.
After Dowler stopped the first five shots in the shootout - and the Bruins were stonewalled as well - Dowler stopped the first shot in sudden death and Huber made the Thunder pay for not converting by scoring the game winner.
Troy had a 5-2 lead in the third period, but goals by Philadelphia at the 6:51, 5:08 and 4:13 marks knotted the score and forced the shootout.
The Thunder got on the board early in the first period to take a 1-0 lead, but a goal by Derek McPherson, assisted by John Rubel and Justin Dornhecker, tied the score and Egor Pogodin-Alekseev gave Troy the lead at the 4:47 mark, assisted by Gleb Luchnikov. Troy's two goals were scored within 26 seconds of one another and Troy held a 2-1 lead at the end of the first period.
In the second, the Thunder tied the score five minutes in, but McPherson scored, assisted by Rubel and Lee McClure to make it 3-2 at the end of the second.
In the third, the Bruins went up 5-2 on goals by Willie Boyle - assisted by Luchnikov and McClure - and Luchnikov, unassisted.
Dowler finished the game with 34 saves, not including the six he made in the shootout. Troy outshot Philadelphia 48-39.
Troy, now 24-12-1, will travel to Philadelphia for a two-game series with the Thunder.
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