Boxscore briefs
Some thoughts from the boxscore of the Blazers’ 5-1 loss last night in the Memphis ‘burb of
Southaven, Miss.:
Defenseman Mike Burgoyne, the team points leader with 40, had no shots on goal. Tough to win when your points leader doesn’t have a shot on goal. It marked only the second time this season that Burgoyne did shot on goal. The other time also was in Memphis, er,
Mississippi, in a 4-2 loss. At least in that loss Burgoyne had an assist.
Right winger Michael Kaye didn’t play. He didn’t make the trip, no thanks to a concussion suffered in last weekend’s 8-1 rout of
Tulsa. The Blazers could have used Kaye; he’s scored goals in his last two games and scored nine points in his last dozen.
Jason Weitzel, traded by the Blazers to Mississippi three weeks ago, was on the ice for the RiverKings’ second (game-winning) and third goals.
D.J. Jelitto, who 1:43 into the game scored the Blazers’ only goal, has been given enough credit. He didn’t join the Blazers until the sixth game of the season, but he leads the team in goals with 17 scored. He has eight goals and 12 points in the last 15 games.
Ouch: Ryan Watson, Burgoyne and Gordon Bell combined for one shot on goal (by Watson) against Mississippi.
In the last four games, the Blazers have outscored their opponents 7-1 in the first period. But the B’s have been outscored 7-2 in the second periods of those games.
- Bob Hersom, Blazers beat writer
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