The San Diego Gulls enter the American Hockey League\u2019s All-Star break on a hot streak.<\/p>\n
Matthew Phillips scored a goal and logged two assists as the Gulls beat the Henderson Silver Knights 7-4 on Wednesday night at Pechanga Arena. The seven goals matched a season high for a Gulls team that has won three straight games; San Diego (21-14-6-3) enters the AHL break fifth in the 10-team Pacific Division standings.<\/p>\n
Goalie Calle Clang stopped 33 of 37 shots on Wednesday on the way to his 11th win of the season. He will represent the Gulls in Wednesday\u2019s All-Star Game in Rockford, Ill.<\/p>\n
The win over Henderson followed 4-3 wins at Coachella Valley and at home against Ontario.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think when we\u2019re dumping pucks in and playing with pace and winning our battles \u2026 a lot of the things you\u2019ve seen the last three, four games, we\u2019re a really, really tough team to deal with,\u201d said Gulls forward Justin Bailey, who scored his 15th goal of the season Wednesday night and added an assist.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re a really, really good hockey team, and we have depth up and down the lineup. We\u2019ve had great goaltending all year, so going down the stretch is just continuing to do those things that make us successful and cleaning up the little things that hurt us throughout the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Gulls\u2019 rejuvenated power-play attack has scored goals in three of the club\u2019s last four games.<\/p>\n
San Diego appears to be playing with an edge, too.\u00a0After Henderson\u2019s Riley McKay made reckless contact with Clang early in Wednesday\u2019s second period, Gulls forward Tristan Luneau skated in, flipped McKay on his back and unleashed a series of punches to McKay\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
Seven minutes later, Konnor Smith, Judd Caulfield and Sasha Pastujov took turns in the penalty box for their own physical shenanigans.<\/p>\n
Coach Matt McIlvane likes the way his club is playing, but believes a few days off might be needed. The Gulls return to action Feb. 13 with the first of two games at Bakersfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, it\u2019s just rest,\u201d McIlvane said. \u201cIt\u2019s like, get your minds and bodies off hockey for a bit, and then when we get back, it ramps up real quick. You get a practice, and you\u2019re already playing back-to-back against a really strong team. It\u2019s time to reset and recover and get ready for a real great push.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seals on a tear<\/p>\n
The San Diego Seals will be hunting a fourth consecutive National Lacrosse League victory on Saturday, when they take on Saskatchewan at 7 p.m. from Pechanga Arena.<\/p>\n
The Seals (4-3) are coming off consecutive wins over Philadelphia and could move as high as third place in the NLL standings with a win over the first-place Rush (7-1).<\/p>\n
Sockers host Utica<\/p>\n
The San Diego Sockers return to Major Arena Soccer League action Saturday night against Utica City FC (3-6-2) at Frontwave Arena. The match starts at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
The Sockers (7-4-1) are coming off a 7-6 overtime home win over Tacoma. They won 4-3 at Utica on Jan. 11.<\/p>\n
Mojo still searching
\n Major League Volleyball\u2019s San Diego Mojo (1-6) return to Viejas Arena at 7 p.m. Friday for a match against the Columbus Fury (2-5).
\nThe match will air nationally on CBS SportsNetwork.<\/p>\n
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