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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Stephen Perfetto improved by leaps during his rookie season last year with the Aces. Looks like he’ll get the bounds part done early this time around.

The second-year pro scored twice and assisted on the other two as the Aces downed South Carolina 4-1 in an exhibition game Thursday night at the Sullivan Arena.

Perfetto figured in the scoring at 9:04 of the first period as he gave a perfect centering pass to a net-driving Ben Lake. Lake deflected the puck past goaltender Parker Milner and Alaska took a 1-0 lead into the second period.

Perfetto again in the second…driving the left wing and firing a bullet past Milner at 10:58. Assists to Peter Sivak and Tim Wallace.

Mads Eller cut the Aces lead in half with an unassisted goal at 14:44 of the second period.

In the third, Sivak gave the Aces some breathing room at 10:39 with a scathing wrister top shelf, stick side after taking a pass from Perfetto. Ryan Trenz was also credited with an assist.

The deal was sealed with Perfetto’s near full-court empty net shot at 19:15.
South Carolina outshot Alaska 35-32 for the game.

Milner stopped 29 shots in the loss, while winning goaltender Kevin Carr of the Aces finished with 34 saves.

Alaska is off until Friday, October 21 when they open the 2016-17 regular season at Colorado against the Eagles.

Source: Perfetto and Carr lead Aces past Stingrays in exhibition finale | alaskaaces.com

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Travis Jeke took a pass from Scott Tanski after an Aces turnover and fired a one-timer into the net that proved to be the game winner in South Carolina’s 3-1 victory over Alaska Tuesday night.

The exhibition win was the Stingrays second over the Aces after Monday night’s 4-3 overtime win.

South Carolina opened the scoring at 4:24 of the first period. In a scramble near the Aces net, Patrick Gaul found a loose puck and tucked it into the Alaska net with Aces goaltender Lukas Hafner down and out of position to stop the shot.

Jeke’s goal came at the 13:17 mark. The Aces had a tough time below the goalline in their own end, and Tanski quickly slid the stolen puck to the deep slot where Jeke wound and fired for his first goal in two games.

After a scoreless second period, Rob Flick made it 3-0 from Olivier Archambault and Steve Weinstein at 12:18 of the third.

Ben Lake ruined Stingray goaltender Adam Carlson’s shutout at 18:10, smacking in a rebound of a Marc-Andre Levesque shot for his second goal in two days. Ryan Trenz also got a helper.

Alaska outshot South Carolina 36-28 for the game. Carlson had 27 saves, Hafner 33.

The two teams will play again Thursday night at 7:15 at the Sullivan Arena to complete the three-game exhibition series.

Source: Stingrays capitalize on Aces miscue in 3-1 win | alaskaaces.com