Richard Bachman made 40 saves as the RoughRiders shutout the Waterloo
Black Hawks 3-0 in front of a team record-setting crowd of 4,284 at
the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Friday night.
Bachman
was at his best in the third period, making 16 saves, including a healthy
handful of superb stops.
The
Riders jumped in front at 3:36 of the first period on Rob Bordson’s
backhander from the slot.
With
just 23.8 seconds left in the second period, Aaron Bogosian blasted
the puck through Waterloo goaltender Ryan Rondeau (28 saves) from the
left wing circle to make it 2-0.
Jacob
Cepis’s power play goal late in the third period finished off the
Black Hawks. Cepis cut into the slot and buried a backhander to
extend the lead to 3-0 with just 1:30 left in the game.