Offense Comes Alive in 5-2 Win over Colorado

Wichita, KS (Oct. 30th) - Wichita's (3-3-0-0) offense broke out in a big way on Friday night, blowing past Colorado (1-5-1-0) by the final score of 5-2 at INTRUST Bank Arena. The Thunder raced out to a 3-0 first-period lead and never looked back behind a balanced offensive output.

Mason Baptista and Peter Sakaris each had two points while five different players found the back of the net for the home team.

It took just 18 seconds into the first period for the Thunder to get things going. Newcomer Todd Fiddler put home a rebound past Colorado goaltender Jacob DeSerres, making it 1-0. The Eagles answered back as Trent Daavettila stole the puck in the right circle and put it past Thunder goaltender David Shantz. Ian Lowe would capitalize on the power play at 15:19, getting a quick pass at the side of the net from Sakaris and beat DeSerres to make it 2-1. Just 1:22 later, Brandon Martell fired a shot from the blueline that got through to up the lead to 3-1. In the second, Dalton Reum recorded his second of the season with a shot from the right point that got past DeSerres's glove at the 10 minute mark. His goal would be the only scoring in the frame and a 4-1 advantage after 40 minutes.

Baptista added another goal for the Thunder at 1:50 of the third, receiving a terrific pass from Sakaris across the goal mouth. Tempers started to flare after Lowe was hit from behind by Colin Joe, The hit brought everyone on the ice into the corner and eventually, Dan Milan and Darryl Bootland were sent to the showers. Patrick D'Amico added a late tally for the Eagles to end the scoring with three seconds left.

The two teams combined for 80 penalty minutes and 10 power plays. Baptista recorded his first goal in a Thunder uniform and added an assist. Sakaris finished with two helpers on the night. Fiddler added his second goal of the year and his first in a Thunder uniform.

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The ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown into a coast-to-coast league with 28 teams in 20 states and one Canadian province for its 27th season in 2014-15. There have been 541 players who have started their career in the ECHL have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 29 who made their NHL debuts in the 2013-14 season. The ECHL had affiliations with 26 of the 30 NHL teams in 2013-14, marking the 17th consecutive season that the league had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL. Further information on the ECHL is available on its website at ECHL.com, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

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