Blazers erase 3-0 deficit, win shootout
Blazers 4, Lubbock 3
Watson starts rally; Robertson wins it

By Bob Hersom

Published: November 18, 2006

It took awhile, but once the Blazers caught fire Friday night, they blazed to victory.

After a sluggish start, the Blazers rallied to beat Lubbock 4-3 in a seven-round shootout at the Ford Center.

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Blazers 4 Lubbock 3, shootout

• Story line: The Blazers came back from a 3-0 deficit to end Lubbock's three-game winning streak.

• First star: Lubbock's Simon Watson had two goals and an assist.

• Second star: Lubbock's Jimmy Callahan had a goal and an assist.

• Third star: The Blazers' Ryan Watson scored his first goal of the CHL season, since returning to the U.S. from England.

• Key stat: Blazers penalty killers are 40-for-43 in the last six games.

• Turning point of game: Gordon Bell stealing the puck behind the Lubbock goal and centering a pass to Marc Connors, who scored the game-tying goal.

• Noteworthy: The Blazers have added center A.J. MacLean and waived defenseman Rod Sundquist, who had missed five straight games with back problems.

Blazers at Bossier-Shreveport

• When: 7:05 tonight.

• Where: CenturyTel Center, Bossier City, La.

• Blazers 6-2-1, 13 points;

• Mudbugs 5-4-3, 13 points

• Scouting report: The Mudbugs beat Austin 2-1 Friday night in Bossier City and ended a two-game losing streak.

By Bob Hersom

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