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Helenius Reigns in Shootout Victory (Mentors)
Nov. 22, 2009
Riku Helenius plays for the Norfolk Admirals of the AHL and trains with GCG Consultants Jeff Hall and Robb Stauber.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Riku Helenius made 21 saves before stopping all four shooters he faced in the shootout to propel the Norfolk Admirals (10-8-1-0) past the Manchester Monarchs (11-4-1-2) 2-1 on Wednesday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
The Admirals sit in second place in the American Hockey League’s East Division and are now 2-1-1-0 on their season-high eight-game road trip with the fifth stop coming Friday night in Lowell against the Devils.
After a scoreless opening period, the Admirals took a 1-0 lead 11:45 into the second stanza. Justin Keller found a loose puck behind the goal line defended by Manchester goaltender Jonathan Bernier. Keller emerged from behind the net near Bernier’s right skate and scored his fourth goal of the season with a shot between the netminder’s leg pads.
The Monarchs struck back six minutes later as a power play expired. An attempted pass in the slot was blocked and the puck ricocheted to former Admiral Brandon Segal along the goal line between the net and the left corner. Segal banked a shot into the goal off Norfolk netminder Riku Helenius at 17:44 to tie the game at 1-1.
The Admirals out-shot the Monarchs 12-5 in the third period and 4-2 in overtime but were stonewalled by Bernier.
In the shootout, Juraj Simek and Blair Jones scored in the third and fourth rounds, respectively, while Helenius stopped all four shots he faced to give the Admirals a 2-0 shootout decision and a 2-1 victory in the game.
Riku Helenius (22 shots, 21 saves) earned the victory.
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