Seattle, WA (AP) - The Tsunami finally get back on track with a dominating win.  The shot total might be misleading as Seattle dropped into a defensive shell, allowing Red Deer to shoot at will from outside the box.  The strategy finally worked to perfection, as Seattle and Luongo kept all the pucks from crossing the goal line after Cory Stillman's wrap-a-round power play shot slipped under Luongo's pads [OS5:GR8].  If Red Deer had multiple Jordan Leopolds, they may very well have won this game as he was an intimidating machine.  With a paltry INT rating of 3, Leopold was successful on all three of his intimidation chances.  In addition, he managed to score four takeaways!  Too bad for the Avros he couldn't score, else he would have been the game's top player.

Once again, Seattle would give up the game's first goal, but the slow start is an avalanche waiting to happen.  Eric Staal would pot his second goal of the year when Chris Pronger lost the puck.  The resulting oddman rush allowed Staal to pick his shot placement, five-hole through Giguere [BKWY2:SP10:G15].  While Staal used some finesse to score his goal, Tkachuk simply shot one through Giguere when he put a shoulder into Jaromir Jagr [IS3:SP10:G13].  Seattle's final goal was setup partially by Brian Leetch's terrific on-ice vision.  Stopping the puck on a clearing attempt, Leetch settled the puck down and took a low shot from along the blueline [OS12:SP19:G10] that Giguere managed to stop.  On the following faceoff, Hossa bodied his way in front of Giguere and scored on a tip-in [IS7:GR9].

It could have been a better week for Seattle on their home ice, but the team will live with the results.  Their only loss at home for block three was an overtime squeaker by the West Coast Express.  On the road, their only loss has been against the Wheat Kings in what was an amazing 5-4 shootout, 78 total shots.  Will it be enough to keep them ahead of the rapidly gaining Red Deer Avros?  Seattle's victory against Red Deer in Seattle will certainly help.

Starbuck's Three Stars
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1. Keith Tkachuk (SEA) - 1 goal, 1 shot, +1, GWG
2. Marian Hossa (SEA) - 1 goal, 5 shots, +1
3. Roberto Luongo (SEA) - 33/34 saves, 6/7 GRS

                       Red Deer Avros at Seattle Tsunami                        
DATE : 12/03/2004

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Red Deer Avros                 1  0  0  0  1 
Seattle Tsunami                1  2  0  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F
Red Deer Avros                 13 11 10 0  34
Seattle Tsunami                8  11 5  0  24

 G O A L  S U M M A R Y 
1. RDA. CORY STILLMAN(6)( BOBBY HOLIK, BRAD STUART ) (PP) : 1st 9:16
2. SEA. ERIC STAAL(2)( CHRIS PHILLIPS, SIMON GAGNE ): 1st 14:36
3. SEA. KEITH TKACHUK(10)( DAYMOND LANGKOW, MIKE VAN RYN ): 2nd 2:49
4. SEA. MARIAN HOSSA(15)( SAKU KOIVU, BRIAN LEETCH ): 2nd 12:27

 P E N A L T I E S  S U M M A R Y
1. RDA. CORY STILLMAN - 2 Minutes: 1st 5:06
2. SEA. DAN BOYLE - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:03
3. SEA. STEVE RUCCHIN - 2 Minutes: 1st 16:23
4. SEA. MIKE VAN RYN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:29
5. RDA. BRAD STUART - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:01
6. SEA. MIKE VAN RYN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 13:33
7. RDA. BOBBY HOLIK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 17:40
8. SEA. MIKE VAN RYN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:42
9. SEA. DAN BOYLE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:19
10. SEA. MIKE VAN RYN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:46
11. SEA. DALLAS DRAKE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 18:50

 I N J U R I E S
NONE

Player Stats For Red Deer Avros
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
ERIC BREWER                     0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 23 13:30  0   0  0  0 
RADEK DVORAK                   -1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 18 11:04  0   0  0  0 
HAL GILL                        0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0  3  1:22  0   0  0  0 
BOBBY HOLIK                     0   2  0  1   2  0  0   8-2 31 17:06  1   0  0  1 
JAROME IGINLA                   0   3  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 42 22:47  1   2  1  2 
JAROMIR JAGR                   -1   6  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 32 18:47  1   1  0  2 
PAUL KARIYA                    -1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 27 15:19  1   0  0  0 
JAMIE LANGENBRUNNER            -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 10  6:00  1   0  0  0 
JORDAN LEOPOLD                 -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 43 25:28  4   3  0  0 
JOHN MADDEN                    -1   3  0  0   0  0  0   6-3 29 16:26  1   0  0  0 
TODD MARCHANT                  -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   5-1 18 11:09  0   0  0  1 
ANDREI MARKOV                  -1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 40 22:39  0   1  0  0 
CHRIS PRONGER                  -2   5  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 48 27:31  0   0  2  1 
VACLAV PROSPAL                 -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   2-1 31 17:30  1   0  0  1 
CORY STILLMAN                  -1   2  1  0   2  1  0   0-0 29 16:12  0   0  0  1 
BRAD STUART                    -2   1  0  1   2  0  0   0-0 42 23:58  1   1  0  1 
STEPHANE YELLE                 -1   1  0  0   0  0  0   2-1 16  9:47  0   0  0  0 
HENRIK ZETTERBERG               0   4  0  0   0  0  0   4-3 34 18:57  0   0  0  1 
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TOTAL                         -15  34  1  2   6  1  0 27-11          12   8  3 11

Player Stats For Seattle Tsunami
PLAYER                        +/- SOG  G  A PIM PP SH  FO-W AC    IT TA HIT SP AS
DAN BOYLE                       1   0  0  0   4  0  0   0-0 27 16:23  0   0  0  0 
DALLAS DRAKE                    0   0  0  0   2  0  0   0-0 29 16:25  0   0  0  0 
SIMON GAGNE                     1   2  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 19 11:09  0   0  0  1 
MARIAN HOSSA                    1   5  1  0   0  0  0   0-0 29 16:50  0   0  2  2 
SAKU KOIVU                      1   0  0  1   0  0  0   7-6 24 14:15  2   1  0  0 
DAYMOND LANGKOW                 1   3  0  1   0  0  0   7-1 34 18:52  0   0  0  1 
BRIAN LEETCH                    1   2  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 55 31:08  2   1  0  1 
RYAN MALONE                     0   1  0  0   0  0  0   1-0 31 17:06  0   0  0  0 
LADISLAV NAGY                   1   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 21 12:31  0   0  1  1 
CHRIS PHILLIPS                  2   0  0  1   0  0  0   0-0 33 19:02  2   0  0  0 
MARCUS RAGNARSSON               0   2  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 17 10:02  1   0  0  0 
MARK RECCHI                     1   3  0  0   0  0  0   2-2 27 16:16  0   0  0  1 
STEVE RUCCHIN                   0   0  0  0   2  0  0   9-7 36 19:38  1   1  0  0 
JASON SMITH                     0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 26 13:40  1   0  0  0 
ERIC STAAL                      1   2  1  0   0  0  0   1-0 10  6:00  1   0  0  0 
MARCO STURM                     1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0-0 16  9:47  1   0  0  0 
KEITH TKACHUK                   1   1  1  0   0  0  0   0-0 26 15:04  0   0  0  1 
MIKE VAN RYN                    2   0  0  1   8  0  0   0-0 43 25:17  0   2  0  0 
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TOTAL                          15  24  3  6  16  0  0 27-16          11   5  3  8

Goalie Stats For Red Deer Avros
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
J-S GIGUERE                      60     24  3    0  2  1   105 
JUSSI MARKKANEN                  0      0   0    0  0  0   0   

Goalie Stats For Seattle Tsunami
PLAYER                          MIN  SHOTS GA  ENG GR GRS
TY CONKLIN                       0      0   0    0  0  0   0   
ROBERTO LUONGO                   60     34  1    0  7  6   105 

POWER PLAY                    OPP   GOALS
Red Deer Avros                8         1
Seattle Tsunami               3         0
