
Gems fall to MudBugs 7-2, still clinch playoff berth
March 11, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Dayton Gems News Release
Friday night presented the Gems with two different scenarios in their quest to clinch a playoff berth. With a win or overtime loss or a loss by Evansville against Quad City would clinch a playoff berth.
The Gems would have to hope for an Evansville loss after a 7-2 defeat against Bossier-Shreveport Saturday night.
The MudBugs got on the scoreboard first when Shawn Limpright scored his 18th goal of the season at the 10:00 mark in the first. Jeff Kyrzakos and Travis Clayton were credited with assists on the goal. After Limpright's goal the defenses for both teams picked up. The MudBugs recorded only five shots in the first, while the Gems recorded a season low one shot in the first period. At the end of one the MudBugs held a 1-0 lead over the Gems.
The second period was the complete opposite from the first. Less than ten seconds into the second period the MudBugs extended their lead to 2-0. Shane Hart scored the MudBugs second goal at the 19:51 mark. The MudBugs were not finished, less than twenty seconds later at the 19:38 mark the MudBugs extended their lead to 3-0, on a goal from forward David Rutherford.
Trailing 3-0, the Gems got on the board at the 14:01 mark when defensemen Nick Canzanello scored his seventh goal of the season.
At the 10:07 mark Steven Crampton pushed the MudBugs lead back to three, on his 16th goal of the season. Shane Hart added his second goal of the game at the 4:11 mark pushing the MudBugs lead to 5-1.
The second period ended with Bossier-Shreveport leading the Gems 5-1.
The Gems cut the deficit midway through the third to 5-2 on Brandon Naurato's 15th goal of the season with 12:15 left in the game. Four minutes later at the 8:34 mark, the MudBugs extended their lead back to four after Brett Smith added his 19th goal on the season. The MudBugs were not finished; Travis Clayton added another goal for Bossier-Shreveport with 7:15 left in the third.
The seven goals the Gems gave up tonight were the most given up by Dayton since the team's second game of the season October 17th against Rapid City.
Even with Dayton's defeat tonight, the Gems captured a playoff berth via Evansville's 5-0 defeat to Quad City. The Gems will wrap up their four game road trip as they travel to Evansville Saturday night to take on the IceMen at 8:35 p.m.
The Kettering Medical Center is proud to be the official title sponsor of the Gems for the 2010-11 season.
Central Hockey League Stories from March 11, 2011
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- Mudbugs Sprint Past Gems - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
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- Sundogs Hold on for 5-4 Win Over Killer Bees - Arizona Sundogs
- Texas Gets Rocked In 9-6 Loss - Fort Worth Brahmas
- Bucks Beat Mavs, 4-2 - Laredo Bucks
- Bees Fall 5-4 Despite Third Period Rally - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
- Thunder Throttle RiverKings in Wichita - Mississippi RiverKings
- Odessa Jackalopes Defeat PrairieThunder 4-1 on Friday Night - Bloomington PrairieThunder
- Brown, Mallards Blank Evansville 5-0 - Quad City Mallards
- Thunder Tops Kings at Home - Wichita Thunder
- Jacks Top Bloomington in 4-1 Win - Odessa Jackalopes
- Gems fall to MudBugs 7-2, still clinch playoff berth - Dayton Gems
- Yellow Horn, Strathman Represented in Finalists for CHL Awards - Allen Americans
- Menei and Battochio Named Finalists for Year-End Awards - Rapid City Rush
- Mavs' Goaltender Nolan Named Finalist for Two CHL Awards Including MVP - Kansas City Mavericks
- Mallards' Brown a Finalist for CHL's Most Outstanding Goaltender Award - Quad City Mallards
- Thinel Named Finalist for League's MVP Award - Odessa Jackalopes
- Martens Named Finalist for Prestigious Award - Wichita Thunder
- Central Hockey League Award Finalists Announced - CHL
- Dayton Gems to host "Hockey and Hoops Bracket Challenge" - Dayton Gems
- Game Day - RiverKings at Wichita - Mississippi RiverKings
- RiverKings Fan Club Sponsors Year End Awards Balloting - Mississippi RiverKings
- Bucks' Watch Party Wednesday at Hal's - Laredo Bucks
- Shots from the Point for March 11, 2011 - CHL
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