Peter Delmas made multiple large saves between the pipes, and Adam Ross helped to set up two goals for the Wheeling Nailers, who picked up two gigantic points on Wednesday night. Wheeling defeated the Elmira Jackals 4-1 at First Arena, bringing them within three points of the Jackals for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.
The latter part of the first period featured a good amount of scoring, starting with the Jackals’ first tally at the 12:21 mark. Rob Bellamy intercepted a pass in center ice, and quickly turned the other way. After splitting the defense, Bellamy found the twine, beating Peter Delmas with a quick wrist shot on his stick side. The Nailers were quick to answer, evening the score 46 seconds later. Adam Ross kept the puck in at the left point, and tossed a shot toward the net. Paul Crowder got a deflection on the shot, knocking it in past Brian Stewart. A little less than four minutes later, Ross and his teammates were at it again. After a rush by Peter Lenes, Chris Barton fed Ross at the point, who got a deflection from Zack Torquato to put the visitors on top.
Wheeling added to the lead in the second period. Denver Manderson sped down the left side and took a shot on goal from the bottom of the circle that was turned aside by Stewart. However, the rebound deflected into the slot, where it was flipped in on a backhand shot by Ben Farrer, as the Nailers took a two-goal lead into the third.
Peter Delmas and the defense made that lead stand, as Delmas made a couple of big saves to keep his team on top. With 38 seconds left in the contest, Peter Lenes iced the victory with his tenth goal in a Wheeling uniform, and 17th overall on the season, as the Nailers picked up the 4-1 victory.
Delmas’ tenth win of the season was a 29-save effort, while Brian Stewart took the loss, making 35 saves on 38 shots for the Jackals.
The Nailers and Jackals will meet up again on Friday night, with a 7:35 face-off scheduled at WesBanco Arena.
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