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In their final game of the season before playoffs, the Rockford IceHogs dropped a 4-2 contest to the San Antonio Rampage on Saturday night at the AT&T center.

"I don't think we played very well and we weren't very desperate early," Head Coach Bill Peters said. "I don't think we got out of the gate well."

After a tough first period without any scoring from each team, quick strike goals in the second period put both teams right on board. Richard Petiot took a pass over to David Gilbert who put the IceHogs on top to a score of 1-0. Simon Danis-Pepin also tossed in an assist, one of the many he had this season. About 11 seconds later, San Antonio responded when Summers scored his first career goal with a well played assist by Brandon Bollig and tied up the game.

By the third period, San Antonio reclaimed the lead with a power play goal at 14:04 giving the Rampage the advantage of 2-1. Kyle Turris then score another goal as he beat Toivonen with a snapshot from on top of the face off circles at 2:08.

Rockford hit the goalie Tordjman with 37 shots, but the Rampage goalies turned away 35 of them to earn the win. Toivonen got the loss after making 21 saves for the IceHogs.