ECHL South Carolina Stingrays

Boyd Scores Twice in Loss to Gladiators

Published on November 19, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


North Charleston, S.C. - Forward Peter Boyd scored two goals and the South Carolina Stingrays (10-2-1-1) erased three one-goal deficits, but fell to the Gwinnett Gladiators (5-10-0-0) 6-4 at the North Charleston Coliseum Tuesday night.

Gladiators forward Kurtis Bartliff opened the scoring 8:00 into the opening period tapping a bouncing puck over Stingrays goaltender Brooks Ostergard (L, 23 saves on 28 shots) for his fifth goal of the season.

The Stingrays tied the contest at 2:32 of the second period when Boyd lifted a shot past Gladiators netminder Peter Delmas (W, 29 saves on 33 shots) at the left-wing circle. Defenseman Ryan Grimshaw and forward Patrick Gaul added assists. Gladiators forward Marshall Everson reclaimed the lead on the power-play at 10:13. Less than a minute later, Boyd grabbed his fifth goal of the season from forwards Lindsay Sparks and Anthony Collins at 10:58. After the ensuing faceoff, forward Maxime Lagault put Gwinnett up 3-2 at 11:53. For the third time in the period, the Stingrays responded with a man-advantage marker from rookie Marc Hagel at 18:33 with help from forwards Jordan Owens and Chad Painchaud.

Stingrays forward Wayne Simpson gave the Stingrays their first lead of the game with his first professional goal at 10:60 of the final frame firing a one-time pass from forward Scott Campbell past the blocker of Delmas. Painchaud recorded the second assist. Gladiators defenseman Justin Weller knotted up the contest 4-4 with his first goal off the season at 13:31 and forward Mike Embach put them up for good with his second marker of the campaign at 15:16. Forward Evan Bloodoff sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with 50 seconds to play. The Stingrays finished the contest 1-for-4 on the power play while the Gladiators went 1-for-2.

The Stingrays take on the Greenville Road Warriors tomorrow, Wednesday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina and return to the North Charleston Coliseum to host the Road Warriors on Sunday, November 24 at 3:05 p.m. on Kid's Day. All kid's tickets and kid's meals are $5! Bring your ice skates for a postgame skate with the Stingrays!

Reserve your seats for the 2013-14 season with a Stingrays Ticket Package and save money off of Box Office prices and receive great benefits like FREE parking, discounts off of merchandise, Buddy Passes and more! Visit StingraysHockey.com or call (843) 744-2248 for more information!

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