The Las Vegas Wranglers will be looking to extend their season Tuesday night. After 72 games of regular-season hockey and four playoff games, the Wranglers will battle the Utah Grizzlies for the right to keep playing in the 2010 ECHL playoffs.

The Las Vegas Wranglers offense answered the bell. Down a pair of goals early in the second period, with momentum and Game 1 of the National Conference quarterfinals against the Utah Grizzlies slipping away, the Wranglers made a series-opening statement.

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The Las Vegas Wranglers are headed to the ECHL playoffs. Thursday night, in front of 4,149 fans at the Orleans Arena, the Wranglers clinched a playoff berth against the hard-charging Ontario Reign with a 5-2 victory.

For the second straight game, the Las Vegas Wranglers and Stockton Thunder were tied at two goals apiece late in the third period.
Friday night, the two teams skated to a regulation tie that stood until the Thunder won, 3-2, in a shootout.
Saturday night, Wranglers right-winger Alex Bourret decided three periods would be all Las Vegas needed to jump ahead of Stockton in the points standings.

The Las Vegas Wranglers played another come-from-behind game Friday night, but fell just short in a 3-2 loss to the Alaska Aces.
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The Las Vegas Wranglers never led the Alaska Aces during regulation on Thursday night. Trailing for over 50 minutes and falling behind three goals on three separate occasions, the Wranglers were caught in a game of catch-up.

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Friday night, the Las Vegas Wranglers picked up where they left off. Powered by three power-play goals, the Wranglers defeated the Bakersfield Condors, 5-4, for their second straight victory.

It took three games, three overtimes and three shootouts, but Sunday afternoon the Las Vegas Wranglers left Ontario, Calif., with what they came for: A point.