Chris Beckford-Tseu Shuts Down Las Vegas Wranglers as Alaska Aces Roll 3-0 - ECHL

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - LAS VEGAS - Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped all 29 shots he faced as Alaska
blanked Las Vegas 3-0 to regain sole possession of first place in the West
Division before 4,386 Thursday at Orleans Arena.

For the second straight game, Josh Soares gave Alaska a 1-0 lead after the
first period, scoring his team-leading 33rd goal of the season (and eighth
in his last six games) at 8:19 from the right circle after a crisp,
cross-ice pass from Peter Metcalf, who assisted on all three goals.  Unlike
Tuesday's game, however, the Aces managed to stretch that advantage in the
second period, as Bo Cheesman buried a rebound with Alaska on a power play
33 seconds into the frame, his 29th of the year.


ADVERTISEMENT Las Vegas had precious few scoring chances in the third period, and after
taking back-to-back penalties late in regulation, watched helplessly as Matt
Shasby set up F.P. Guenette in a five-on-three situation to account for the
final margin with under a minute to play.  Beckford-Tseu now has 11 career
shutouts and owns a 33-3-2 career record in regular season play over the
last three years in an Alaska uniform.

The Aces, who have won 17 of their last 20 games and 10 of their previous 12
on the road, and Wranglers meet in the series finale tomorrow night at 6:00
p.m. ADT, the final game of Alaska's two-week road trip.  The game will be
broadcast live on AM 750 KFQD, with coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to
the opening face-off.  The Aces, now two points ahead of idle Victoria and
Idaho in the West, wrap up their home schedule next week with a three-game
series against Phoenix that opens Wednesday night at 7:15 p.m. in Sullivan
Arena. 

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