Stefan Ruzicka scored the final three goals of the night as
The Admirals built a 4-1 lead by the midway point of the second period, thanks in part to a pair of shorthanded goals by Carl Corazzini. Brandon Bochenski and Ivan Novoseltsev also scored for
But the Phantoms started chipping away, with Alexandre Picard tallying a power-play marker at
Ruzicka, who scored 16 goals for the Phantoms last year, capped the natural hat trick only 15 seconds into OT, finishing a four-point night.
Marty Murray finished with three assists, while Picard and Ellison picked up a goal and an assist each.
Sebastien Caron was saddled with the loss in his Admirals debut, making 20 saves. Martin Houle picked up the victory for the Phantoms by stopping 29 shots.
Dan Spang scored with 53 seconds left in regulation and Mike Iggulden got the only goal of the shootout as the Worcester Sharks earned a win in their debut, 4-3 at
Spang, a rookie out of
Mathieu Darche and Joe Pavelski also scored for the Sharks, who rallied after falling behind 2-0 and 3-2.
Bjorn Melin, Tim Brent and Shawn Thornton scored in regulation for the Pirates, but
Drew Stafford and Greg Jacina each scored twice and Craig Anderson made 21 saves as
Daniel Paille had three assists for the Amerks and Janis Sprukts added a goal and an assist.
It was
Rookie Daniel Winnik scored
Tyson Nash scored twice for the Rampage, who let a 4-1 lead slip away before securing the win in OT.
The Griffins got a goal and an assist from Josh Langfeld and went 3-for-6 on the power play.
Zack Stortini broke a tie
The Moose coughed up three one-goal leads and dropped their second straight game to begin the 2006-07 season. Jesse Schultz, Brad Moran and Rick Rypien were the scorers for
Maxim Lapierre recorded a goal and an assist and Kyle Chipchura and Andre Benoit added two helpers apiece for the Bulldogs, who got 29 saves from Yann Danis.
Thirteen Marlies found the scoresheet and J.F. Racine made 20 saves as
Erik Westrum, coming off a 98-point season a year ago, had a goal and an assist for the Marlies, as did defenseman Dominic D’Amour.
Eighteen-year-old Jiri Tlusty, the Maple Leafs’ first-round pick in the 2006 draft, scored in his professional debut. Brett Engelhardt, Kris Newbury and Owen Fussey also scored for
Jon DiSalvatore scored his second goal of the game on a power play with 10 seconds left in overtime, giving
Ryan Ramsay and David Backes put the Rivermen up 3-2 early in the third, but the Knights answered on Brad Ference’s goal with
Dave Moss scored twice for