Denver, CO - December 11, 2010 - It is hard to imagine that the same two teams played each other almost exactly 24 hours earlier. Neither team was the same as they were in the previous game. Where the Roughriders could do no wrong the night before, they could do no right tonight. Conversely, the Thunderbirds played exceptional hockey. There is no telling why this game wasn't a blow out in favor of the Thunderbirds, but the Roughriders maintained some semblance of composure in the third and pulled out a miraculous tie.The Roughriders did manage to get on the board first when Felix Jarry finished what Thomas Jarman and Joey Marchese had started. Jarry found the net at 9:03 of the first giving Roughriders the early 1-0 lead. The Roughriders carried the lead early into the second when Jesse Shelton put the Thunderbirds on the board. The Thunderbirds continued to control the pace of the game and struck gold at 10:44 of the second when Carter Brodeur put the Thunderbirds up 2-1.
The entire second period was marred with penalties, however neither team was able to capitalize with the man advantage. After the ice make between the 2nd and 3rd periods, the Roughriders looked to take control of the game. However they struggled to stay in the game. The Roughriders caught a fortuitous break when RJ Salvato the game tying goal at 6:15 of the third period.
The Roughriders have been on the ice 18 of the last 19 days and it finally caught up with them. This team is in need of some rest and recuperation before the push to playoffs.
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