Defenseman's OT blast finds the net as Mississippi beats Texas 4-3 in overtime
April 12, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, MS - Mike Hartwick's blast from the left point found it's way through traffic in front of the net and beat Texas Wildcatters goalie Anton Khudobin to give the Mississippi Sea Wolves a 4-3 overtime win in Game Three of the South Division Quarterfinals.
Mississippi got out to an early 2-0 lead with a pair of five-on-three power play goals, with Jason Tejchma rifling a wrist shot past Khudobin on the power play at 4:56 of the first period, and Chris Cava blasting a shot from the top of the slot past Khudobin at 5:26. Texas would even the game at two as Max Taylor scored his second shorthand goal of the series at 13:07, capitalizing on a bad giveway in front of the Mississippi net, and then Kevin Baker took a pass in the high slot and fired it past Sea Wolves goaltender Ryan Munce on the power play at 18:54.
Marek Kvapil's first goal of the playoffs, on a wrist shot from the high slot on the power play, gave the Sea Wolves a 3-2 lead at the 17:21 mark of the second period.
Baker's second goal of the game and fourth of the series tied the game at three for Texas at 3:05 of the third period.
Mississippi used a strong forecheck to force the puck to the left wing and then back to the left point, where Hartwick fired through traffic and beat Khudobin along the ice for an overtime win at 4:06 of the extra session.
Game Four is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. Sunday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. If necessary, Game Five will be played on Tuesday, April 15 in Beaumont, Texas.
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