Rush Win Season Series Versus Eagles
Colt King’s hat trick on Sunday night at the Budweiser Events Center led the visiting Rapid City Rush to a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Eagles stretching the Rush’s lead in the Northern Conference to four points over the Eagles.
The win for the Rush gives them the season series winning six of the 10 meetings versus the Eagles.
Steve Haddon got things off and rolling early for the Eagles scoring his 19th goal of the season just 1:46 into the game.
The Rush would respond with three goals before the period’s end. King scored the first two and Les Reaney the third, while shorthanded. Reaney also helped on both of King’s first period goals.
The Eagles scored the only goal of the second period with Ed McGrane scoring his 30th on the power play but in the third period the Rush gained some breathing room with King netting the hat trick (his 19th, 20th and 21st of the season) and Blaine Jarvis giving Rapid City a three-goal cushion.
Danny Battochio made 24 saves earning his 24th win of the season, while Andrew Penner made 25 saves falling to 16-8-4 on the season.
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