AMARILLO, Texas – The South Division leading Amarillo Bulls extended their point streak to 18 games with a 5-2 victory Friday against the Corpus Christi IceRays at Budweiser Bull Pen at Amarillo Civic Center.
The IceRays (18-13-1-0, 37 pts.) grabbed a 2-1 lead in the second period before the Bulls (23-3-2-2, 50 pts.) scored the game’s final four goals, including a pair of power-play tallies in the third period.
Jake Willets opened the scoring for Amarillo at the 10:15 mark of the first period with a shot from the right circle that beat IceRays goaltender Sam Best on the blocker side.
The IceRays tied the game, 1-1, prior to the first intermission when Nikita Krivokrasov fired a glove-side shot from just inside the right circle. Anthony Firriolo and Nicholas Seitz recorded the assists.
In the second period, the IceRays grabbed the lead thanks to Jake Stella’s cash-in of a Kyle Moore feed at 11:21. Blake Bennett picked up the secondary helper for his team-leading 20th assist of the season.
The lead did not last for long as Jordan Venegoni tied the game 1:45 later, then Logan Jenuwine recorded the game-winning goal with his NAHL-leading 25th goal of the season, scored just 40 seconds before the second intermission.
In the third period, Brett Abdelnour (4:01) and Brenden Datema (7:40) scored on the Bulls’ first two power plays of the night to secure the three-goal win.
Amarillo outshot Corpus Christi by a 37-36 margin. Jason Grande made 34 saves for the Bulls.
The IceRays and Bulls continue their three-in-three weekend in Amarillo with a 7:05 PM faceoff Saturday and 4:05 PM faceoff Sunday. IceRays games are carried live on Sportsradio Corpus Christi (1230 AM/95.1 FM/96.1 FM), HockeyTV and Mixlr. For more information, visit goicerays.com/broadcast. Corpus Christi’s next home game at American Bank Center is Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 against the Shreveport Mudbugs.
Single game tickets, group tickets and suites for the remainder of the 2018-19 IceRays season are on sale now. Visit goicerays.com or call 361-814-PUCK (7825) for tickets or more information. Stay connected with the IceRays on Facebook (/CorpusChristiIceRays), Twitter (@goicerays) and Instagram (CorpusChristiIceRays).
