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Gems win over Evansville in shootout

March 12, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Dayton Gems News Release


The Dayton Gems and the Evansville IceMen needed extra time to determine a winner on Saturday night.

It's the fifth straight time the two teams have gone beyond regulation to determine a winner. With Saturday's 5-4 win, the Gems have now claimed victory in their last four games against Evansville.

The Gems took Saturday's game down to the wire in regulation.

After an Evansville goal, the Gems found themselves down themselves down 4-2 in the third period.

That's when Matthew Larke and Chris Lipsett stepped up for the Gems.

Larke recorded his goal to make it a 4-3 game, the closest Dayton had been to the IceMen on the scoreboard since the beginning of the second period. Chris Lipsett then tied the game with only 1:19 remaining on the clock and sent the game into overtime.

After a scoreless overtime, the game went into a shootout.

In the shootout, Tim Hartung and Brandon Naurato each found the back of the net for Dayton, but it wasn't until Damian Surma slipped one past the IceMen's goaltender that Dayton was able to claim the win.

The Gems will now have four days off before they play again on Thursday, March 17. Dayton will take on Evansville at home for the final time this season at 7 p.m.

The Kettering Medical Center is proud to be the official title sponsor of the Gems for the 2010-11 season.

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