Matt Pietrzykowski scored a hat trick, Matt Tritsch and El Pasoan Mike Rivera each tallied twice and 10 different Rhinos scored as El Paso pummeled the Park City Mooose, 14-1, Friday night.
Rhinos goalie Vincent DiCarlo had a solid debut, stopping 28 of 29 Moose shots.
El Paso improves to 25-7-1 and the Rhinos 51 points keeps them one point ahead of the Dallas Ice Jets atop the Mid-West Conference of the Western States Hockey League.
The Rhinos scored six goals in each of the first two periods and two in the third.
Devin Holmes scored the lone goal for the visitors on the power play in the second frame.
Park City falls to 4-30-1.
The two teams play once more Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. MST. For tickets and information, contact the Rhinos\’ front office at 915/479.PUCK (7825), or go to www.elpasorhinos.com.
