Ice Miners Rally for OT Win in Springfield
November 21, 2014 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Keystone Ice Miners News Release
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Down 1-0 into the final minute of play, Keystone rallied to tie the score with the goalie pulled and then prevailed in overtime to snap a 5 game losing streak with a 2-1 win at Nelson Center over the Springfield Junior Blues.
The Ice Miners were heavily outshot through two periods of play by a 34-15 margin and gave up the game's first goal with only 28 seconds remaining in the 2nd as Brady Tomlak deflected in Kyle Meeh's point shot behind Alex Blankenburg. The score was 1-0 through two periods.
Keystone had numerous opportunities to tie the game in the 3rd but trailed 1-0 with 1:44 to play when they used their timeout and pulled Blankenburg for the extra attacker. After Springfield's Jason Dhoogie narrowly missed an empty netter, Alex Archibald was able to beat Jr. Blues goaltender Dryden McKay with a point shot to tie the game with just 35 seconds remaining.
In overtime, at the 2:24 mark, Taylor Fernandez brought the puck across the slot and put it under the crossbar for the game winning goal, his 2nd of the season. The Ice Miners jumped over the Tomahawks and into a fourth place tie with the Michigan Warriors with 19 points. They will play Friday and Saturday night at first place Janesville. Both start times ate 8:00 ET.
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