Game No. 36 - Bucks at Eagles

First Period: Kevin Desfosses and Mike Mole are your starting goaltenders. ... Bucks on the board early as Darryl Smith scored at 2:53 on assists from Jeff Bes and Mike Looby. That's their first even-strength goal against the Eagles since Dec. 26, 2008. ... Anyone else getting a really choppy audio feed? ... Bucks get the first power play of the game with Ed McGrane going to the box for hooking at 9:22. ... Fresh off that kill, the Eagles will get a power play with Jarred Mohr taking a slashing call at 11:38. ... Ryan Tobler to the box for hooking at 14:37 to give the Bucks their second power play. ... And now Smith has his second of the night, scoring on the power play at 14:49. Adam Rivet gets what is currently the lone assist. Bucks lead 2-0. ... Igor Agarunov has been called for hooking at 16:27 to put the Eagles back on the advantage. ... Brent Cullaton already on the board for the Bucks with a goal at 18:45 in the period assisted by Todd Griffith and Bes. ... End of the period, Bucks lead 3-0, down 14-11 on shots. Let's see if they can hold this lead a bit better than last time they played the Eagles.

Second Period: Paul Elliott went to the box for interference at 3:24, but the Bucks killed that off, and not much else has happened that I can tell. Had to give up on the audio feed because I could barely hear words among all the other sounds I was getting. ... Couple penalties exchanged just past the midway point, with Ryan McLeod going off for hooking at 11:59 and Mike Looby heading to the box for hooking at 13:48. ... In a bit of a surprise to me, personally, Rivet has taken an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and abuse of officials misconduct 1t 18:52. No other penalties were called on anyone. I wasn't listening to that, but I might try to get the audio feed back to see if Bryan Benway explains what happened with Rivet.

Third Period: Desfosses has taken a delay of game penalty at 6:18 to give the Eagles their first power play of the period. ... Former Buck Alex Penner headed to the box now for interference for cheap shotting Mohr at 8:05. Bucks will be on a power play as soon as Griffith, who was serving the penalty for Desfosses, hits the ice. ... McLeod just knocked in a rebound, according to Benway on a lucky bounce off his body, to get the Eagles on the board at 14:23. First goal Desfosses allowed tonight, on what I believe was the Eagles' 37th shot. Steve Haddon and Adam Hogg get the assists. ... Right after the game came close to being 3-2, it is, as Riley Nelson knocked in a power-play goal assisted by Brett Lutes at 17:33. Agarunov went to the box for hooking at 15:59. ... Agarunov got them that one back with his first goal since the home opener on Oct. 24 at 18:32. Curtis Billsten and Eric Giosa get the assists.

Game Over: Bucks win 4-2, improve to 17-12-7 (41 points). If you consider the fact that the Bucks wanted a strong goalie performance, scoring from forwards who were playing below their standards, good special teams and, of course, a win, tonight, I'd say things went about as well as they could have hoped. Only their second win ever at the Budweiser Events Center, and they'll go for a third on Friday. ... Desfosses finished with 44 saves on 46 shots as the Bucks were outshot 46-29, including 18-9 in the final period. ... The Bucks were 1-for-4 on the power play while holding the Eagles to 1-for-7.