The New Mexico Ice Wolves took on the Houston Bulls on Halloween night in search of their first home victory. The Ice Wolves would open the scoring with Koen Harrold scoring his third of the season 6:14 into the first period. The Ice Wolves would double their lead when Caleb Debruyne would score the team’s first shorthanded goal of the season for the two-goal lead after the first period. The Bulls would respond in the second period Vitaliy Korolyuk would find the back of the net to cut the Ice Wolves lead in half. Charlie Velner would deflect a Conner Boulay shot to regain the two-goal advantage through two periods. The Bulls would battle back in the third period as Nicholas Russ would score on the powerplay to shrink the deficit to one. With just four seconds left in regulation Russ would find his second of the period and sent the game to overtime. Overtime would not solve anything on either side, and we would go to the shootout. The shootout would see Tanner Ross and Koen Harrold each score and give the Ice Wolves the victory 4-3. The Ice Wolves are back in action Friday, November 13 on the road against the Grand Junction River Hawks.
