Steel Win In First Shootout Of Season

Bensenville (February 6th, 2009) -- The Chicago Steel continued their longest road trip of the season Friday night in Omaha against the Lancers looking to end their five-game losing streak, and they did so with a 4-3 victory in the shoot-out. 

The Steel were outshot 12-1 in the opening period, but Dean Chelios made Chicago's lone shot count, scoring his 10th goal of the year 2:51 into the game. Andrew Miller (Yale University) provided the only assist on the goal, which is his league-best 36th assist of the season. 

Steel netminder Nick Pisellini turned away all 12 Lancer shots to keep his team in the lead going into the second period. 

Chelios struck again 42 seconds into the second with an unassisted goal to extend the Chicago lead to two. 

 Just under five minutes later, Greg Wolfe pushed Chicago's lead to three, getting helpers from Mark Anthoine (University of Maine) and Alex Krushelnyski. 

Omaha got that goal back a minute later to begin the comeback effort on a goal from Ben Arnt.

Chicago maintained a two-goal lead into the third, but Jake Hauswirth cut the lead to one 1:34 into the third, and Seth Ambroz tied it just over 10 minutes later.

Neither team could gain the advantage on the scoreboard during the rest of regulation time, or the five-minute overtime, sending the game into the shoot-out. 

In the shoot-out, Pisellini stopped all three Omaha shooters he faced, and Wolfe, Krushelnyski, and Miller each scored on their shoot-out attempts to give Chicago their 19th win on the year.

The road trip continues Saturday night in Sioux City when the Steel take on the Musketeers.  They will return to home ice Wednesday, February 18th for a 7:30 p.m. matchup with the Indiana Ice.  Tickets for all Steel home games can be ordered by calling the Steel Box Office at 630.594.1165.