AEROS POSTGAME REPORT
AEROS FALL 4-2 AT TORONTO

TORONTO --- Carson McMillan and Warren Peters provided the offense but the Houston Aeros relinquished a two-goal lead in a 4-2 decision to the Toronto Marlies Sunday at Ricoh Coliseum.

The loss halted Houston’s points streak at seven games (6-0-0-1) and dropped the team into a three-way tie with Oklahoma City and Milwaukee for the No. 2 position in the West Division. The Aeros (25-19-13, 56 pts.) sit one point out of first place.

Simon Gysbers scored the game-winner and added two assists while Jeff Cowan bagged two goals for the Marlies.
McMillan gave Houston a 1-0 lead with his eighth goal of the season 1:55 into the game and Peters scored for the second time in as many games to make it a 2-0 game 13:44 into the second.

Toronto’s comeback began with Cowan’s power play goal at 17:34 of the middle stanza. The Marlies responded with three goals in the third period, including Gysber’s game-winner at the 16:04 mark and Cowan’s empty-netter to seal the win.

Matt Caruana also scored for the Marlies and Mike Zigomanis notched two assists.

Jussi Rynnas earned the win with 24 saves for Toronto while Matt Hackett took the loss with 22 stops.

The Aeros continue a three-game road trip at Syracuse on Wednesday (6p.m. CST) before returning home vs. Abbotsford on Friday (7:35 p.m.). Call 713-974-7825 (PUCK) for more information on Aeros tickets and other promotions.

DECIDING GOAL
Gysbers (16:04, 3rd)

POWER PLAYS
HOU: 0/4
TOR: 2/5

GOALIES
HOU: Hackett (22/25, L)
TOR: Rynnas (24/26,W)

TEAM RECORDS
HOU: 26-19-1-3
TOR: 22-19-3-4

AEROS STARTERS
F: Gillies, Ortmeyer, Peters
D: Noreau, Bagnall
G: Hackett

AEROS SCRATCHES
Palmer, Kalus, Fredheim

NEXT GAME
Jan. 26 at Syracuse, 6:00 p.m. CST

BOMB DROPPINGS
Houston’s season-long three-game road winning streak was snapped in the loss…The Aeros scored the first goal for the AHL-leading 31st time; they are 21-7-0-3 when doing so… Jon DiSalvatore had a five-game scoring streak snapped while Patrick O’Sullivan had a four-game streak snapped…The Aeros penalty kill had held opponents to one or no goals in 16-straight games prior to today…J.M. Daoust played in his 400th pro game. His next point will be his 300th as a pro.