Portland Rallies Past Calgary for West Title!
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 at 9:49 pm5/10/2008 (nll.com)
Ryan Powell scored four goals for the second consecutive week to help the Portland LumberJax secure a berth in the 2008 Edge NLL Championship Game.
LumberJax surge in fourth quarter to top Roughnecks, 16-12
The Portland LumberJax defeated the Calgary Roughnecks, 16-12, at Pengrowth Saddledome on Saturday to advance to the 2008 Edge NLL Championship Game.
Portland meets the Buffalo Bandits next Saturday, May 17th at 7:30 PM ET at HSBC Arena.
The Jax led for nearly the entire game, grabbing a 6-3 lead after one quarter and an 8-6 lead at halftime. The Roughnecks chipped away at the deficit in the second half, holding Portland to just one goal in 19 minutes. Calgary was able to tie the game at 9-9 after three quarters, and grab their first and only lead of the game on Kaleb Toth’s goal at 3:55 of the fourth quarter.
Portland responded by peppering Steve Dietrich with six straight goals, giving the Jax a 15-10 lead with just over five minutes remaining in regulation.
Dan Dawson finished with five goals and five assists, while Peter Morgan and Ryan Powell chipped in four apiece. Derek Malawsky quarterbacked seven assists and scored once.
Veteran goaltender Dallas Eliuk (35 saves, 8 goals against) was in goal when the final buzzer sounded. Eliuk relieved starter Matt Disher (6 saves, 4 goals against), who suffered a strained MCL in the second quarter.
Toth and Jeff Shattler each scored three goals, while Scott Ranger and Curt Malawsky chipped in two apiece. Dietrich (33 saves, 14 goals against) was credited the loss.
