![Despite getting a face full of ice spray, RoughRider goalie Chris Birdsall (33) falls on the puck as Alex Jackstadt (19) from Fargo waits to see if the puck gets loose. (Photo by Joe Bishop)](/images/resized/images/photos/riders/11_200_158.jpg)
Riders trim Fargo in shootout, 3-2
It was a shootout and then some Friday at The Stable, and the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders relied on two defensemen to light the lamp and deliver a 3-2 win over Fargo.
Cedar Rapids trailed going into the third period 2-0, but scored twice and forced overtime, then won the game in the shootout.
Goalie Chris Birdsall stopped 7 of the 8 shots in the shootout, helping deliver the second shootout victory of the week. Danny Tirone was in goal on Tuesday for a shootout win over Dubuque.
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