Game Recaps
Stars Hold Off Rivermen 3-1
January 15, 2011
In their first meeting since October, the Texas Stars took down the Peoria Rivermen, 3-1, in front of 5,593 fans at Carver Arena on Saturday night. After falling behind midway through the first, the Rivermen never caught the Stars who knocked the Rivermen out of first place with the win. Peoria (25-12-2-1, 53 pts) now trails Milwaukee (24-23-2-4, 54 pts) for the top spot in the Western ...
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Barons Hand Rivermen 4-1 Loss
January 14, 2011
Oklahoma City’s Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers stopped 33 of 34 shots as the Barons handed the Peoria Rivermen their second straight defeat, 4-1 at Carver Arena on Friday night. Derek Nesbitt’s team-leading 14th goal of the season proved to be the only offense for the Rivermen in the contest as the Barons saw three-point nights from Teemu Hartikainen and Bryan Helmer. Despite back-to-back ...
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Barons Power Play Ends Rivermen Winning Streak
January 13, 2011
The Oklahoma City Barons ended Peoria’s five game win streak on Thursday night, 7-2, at Carver Arena with four power-play goals and a perfect penalty kill. The Rivermen trailed by one entering the final frame, but four unanswered goals pushed the Barons to the lopsided win. The five-goal differential and the seven goals against were both season highs against the Rivermen. BOX ...
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Rivermen Overcome Barons in Overtime, 5-4
January 8, 2011
After trailing time after time in Saturday night’s hockey thriller, the Peoria Rivermen grabbed a clutch 5-4 overtime victory against the Oklahoma City Barons at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. Nathan Oystrick netted the game-winner just 16 seconds into the extra session to give Peoria its 25th win of the season and stretch its winning streak to five games. The Rivermen ...
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Mink and Spina Double Up Against Barons
January 7, 2011
Dave Spina scored just 5:35 into the first period and the Peoria Rivermen never looked back in a 5-2 win over the Oklahoma City Barons on Friday night at the Cox Convention Center. Spina and Graham Mink both registered two-goal nights and Jake Allen earned his, and the team’s, fourth straight win in their first-ever trip to Oklahoma City. The win kept the Rivermen (24-10-2-1, 51 points) ...
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Nesbitt's Four Goals Lift Rivermen Into First Place
January 5, 2011
The Peoria Rivermen scored the final five goals of the game to earn a 7-4 victory over the San Antonio Rampage on Wednesday night at Carver Arena. The two teams entered the game tied for the top spot in the West Division and the Western Conference and the win pushed Peoria into sole possession of first place for the first time since Oct. 30. Derek Nesbitt scored four times and finished with ...
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Jake Allen Opens 2011 With League-Best Fifth Shutout
January 1, 2011
Jake Allen celebrated the New Year by pitching his league-best fifth shutout of the season in a 2-0 Peoria Rivermen win over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night at Van Andel Arena. Anthony Nigro broke a scoreless tie with only 7:59 remaining as Allen finished with 30 saves to propel the Rivermen to 5-0-0 against the Griffins this year. Peoria outshot Grand Rapids 11-8 in the first ...
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Rivermen End 2010 With 3-1 Win
December 31, 2010
The Peoria Rivermen ended 2010 with a bang Friday night, notching a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals. On the final night before the New Year, Peoria capitalized on a couple of key power plays to propel themselves past Milwaukee in front of 7,090 fans at Carver Arena. Nathan Oystrick started the scoring early with a power-play goal at 5:13 of the first period. After a Milwaukee tripping ...
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Moose Hand Rivermen Third Straight Loss
December 28, 2010
For the first time since Nov. 5, the Peoria Rivermen have dropped three straight games after a 4-1 loss to the Manitoba Moose on Tuesday at the MTS Center. In an offensively driven game that saw a total of 79 shots, Manitoba managed to capitalize on several fortuitous bounces in cruising to their third victory over the Rivermen and extend their season-best winning streak to five games. ...
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Moose Take Series Opener 5-2
December 27, 2010
Marco Rosa’s third period goal proved to be the difference in a 5-2 win for the Manitoba Moose over the Peoria Rivermen on Monday night at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB. Manitoba’s power play, which came in ranked 28th in the league, posted a 2-for-5 performance against the Rivermen top-ranked penalty kill in the opening game of the two-game set. Nathan Oystrick put Peoria ahead ...
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