Bucks Beat Cotton Kings In OT 5-4, Margettie Pots Hat Trick

February 17, 2007 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release


LUBBOCK, Texas - The defending CHL President's Cup Champion Laredo Bucks beat the Lubbock Cotton Kings 5-4 in sudden death overtime at the City Bank Coliseum in front of 3,389 fans on Saturday night. Forward Donnie Margettie had a hat trick and also set up the game winner in overtime. The Bucks are 9-1-2 in their last 12 road games. Laredo improved their Southern Conference best record to 30-13-5 with 65 points, and they lead Corpus Christi by six points with two games in hand in the Southeast Division race. The Bucks are on the road on Sunday. Laredo returns home against Amarillo on Thursday at the LEC. The Bucks will give away a pair of tickets to the sold out Mana concert. Everyone in attendance on Thursday will have a chance to win the pair of tickets. The Bucks are offering season tickets starting at less than $79. For more info call (956)-718-BUCK (2825).

Laredo wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Forward Jeff Bes found Margettie cutting backdoor with a great pass for a tip in tally just 45 seconds into the game. It was the 11th of the season for Margettie, and his first with the Bucks since being acquired in a trade on Monday. Lubbock rebounded to tie it as forward Bobby Brown snapped in a shot from the bottom of the left circle on a power play chance at 4:31. The Bucks retook the lead on a man advantage chance of their own. Forward Leo Thomas cut right side into the Lubbock zone and slipped a beautiful pass across to Bes who was cutting backdoor. Bes drilled the puck into the wide open net for his 17th of the season and he has goals in six of the last seven games. Lubbock tied it again as forward Patrick Levesque wristed home a shot high glove side at 8:14.

In the second period the Bucks once again cracked thru on the power play. Margettie fired a wrist shot from the top of the right circle that just snuck thru at 9:39 for his second of the game and a 3-2 Laredo lead.

Early in the third period Laredo again struck on the power play. Margettie swooped up the loose puck in the slot and completed the hat trick at 2:00. Lubbock got back in the game as forward Philippe Lacasse tipped in a shot for a power play goal at 10:22. Then Lubbock drew even on a five-on-three chance as forward Anders Strome snapped in a one-timer at 14:31.

Neither team was able to score down the stretch and the game head to overtime. In sudden death the Cotton Kings were called for too many men on the ice and Laredo took advantage of the power play chance. Margettie slipped a great pass from the top of the left circle in front to a wide open Thomas who pulled it from the forehand to the backhand and wrapped it into the net at 2:42 to win the game. It was the 15th of the season for Thomas. FINAL SCORE Laredo 5, Lubbock 4 in sudden death.

Kevin Reiter stopped 24 of 28 shots in 62:42 for his second straight start and improved to 10-5-1. Kyle Stanton allowed five goals on 46 shots and fell to 6-12-3. The Bucks were 4-10 on the power play, while Lubbock was 3-9. Laredo out shot the Cotton Kings 46-28.



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