Ice Dogs Win in Shootout

HOUSTON — Jan Nemecek scored the decisive shootout goal and Steve Vezina stopped five of six shots in the tiebreaker as the Long Beach Ice Dogs beat the Houston Aeros, 3-2, Sunday.

Nemecek’s goal came after the first shootout round was tied, 1-1, with Pavel Rosa scoring for Long Beach and Terry Marchant scoring for Houston.

The Aeros led, 2-0, on first-period goals by Lane Lambert and Paul Dyck. After a scoreless second, Scott Thomas scored his 13th goal and Rob Pearson tied it with 8:54 remaining.

The Ice Dogs have won two in a row on the road after losing 10 straight.

It was the second time in three days that the Ice Dogs have beaten the defending Turner Cup champions.

Pearson’s game-tying goal came off a feed from Jason Blake.

Vezina entered the game for the shootout after Mike O’Neill played a strong game in regulation for the Ice Dogs, stopping 19 of 21 Aero shots.