Two Goals From Christensen Not Enough in 4-3 Shootout Loss

Despite stellar efforts from Mike Christensen and Eddie Neville, the Brooklyn Aces were unable to ward off the New Jersey Rockhoppers, falling 4-3 in a shootout last night.

The struggling Aces offense did light the lamp first though at 5:52 of the first on a Kyle McCullough marker that gave them a 1-0 lead. The score stayed that way until Rockhoppers tough guy Jason McCrimmon scored his second goal of the season at 10:06 of the second to tie the game at 1-1. 5:52 later, New Jersey scored again, this time off the stick of Justin Todd, giving the Rockhoppers their first lead of the night at 2-1 going into the third period.

That’s when the Christensen show finally began.

Just 2:48 into the third, the shifty Aces center scored his 26th goal of the season to tie the game at 2-2. However, Brooklyn was unable to feed off the momentum, as 49 seconds later, Tom Boudreau scored to make it a 3-2 game.

Luckily for the Aces, Christensen wasn’t done yet and at 9:24 he scored again, this time with the man advantage, taking the game into overtime.

After five minutes of scoreless hockey in overtime, Christensen tallied in the shootout, but none of his teammates could follow suit. Boudreau and Matt Tyree scored for New Jersey though, inducing a 4-3 shootout win.

Notes-

The Aces powerplay was one for three on the night.

Joe Pelle was not in the lineup for Brooklyn.

Eric Frank had an assist and was a +2 after missing a game due to Bronchitis.

In addition to his two goals, Christensen also assisted on McCullough’s goal, giving him three points on the night. In 30 games this season, Christensen has 27 goals.

Both Eddie Neville and Nick Niedert made 48 saves on 51 shots.

Attendance for the game was 1,129.

Photo by Patrick Hickey Jr.

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