Barons fall 4-0 to Chicago, drop down playoff ladder

BY RYAN ABER
raber@opubco.com

Playing their third game in as many days against a team that was a day removed from coming off a five-day break, it wasn’t surprising that the Barons had a letdown Sunday.

Whether they could afford it could be another story.

Locked in a tight race in the West Division, the Barons fell 4-0 at Chicago, falling into a three-way tie for fourth with nine games left.

All of the Wolves’ goals were scored on special teams, with Tim Miller starting things off by taking advantage of a Barons giveaway to score shorthanded 11:37 into the game.

The Wolves then added a pair of power-play goals in a 1:15 stretch in the middle of the second. Both came off separate Ben Ondrus minor penalties.

Chicago scored another power-play goal in the third to finish 3 of 6 with the advantage. The Barons were scoreless on seven power-play tries.

The Barons get a day off today before resuming the trip at second-place Milwaukee on Tuesday. The trip concludes with a trio of games at Houston over the weekend.

The loss was the first time on the trip the Barons have failed to pick up a point. They’re now 2-1-0-2 on the trip.

Newly signed forward Dusty Collins sat out in favor of a seventh defenseman. The Barons were joined by Tanner House, who signed an amateur tryout contract with the team earlier in the day.

House, who sat out as a healthy scratch, signed a two-year deal with the Barons NHL affiliate Edmonton a day earlier. That deal takes effect next season.

Taylor Fedun, who was also added on an ATO earlier in the month, has yet to see action with the Barons.