Huntsville Hangs On, Beats Mississippi RiverKings 1-0
February 22, 2014 - SPHL (SPHL)
Huntsville Havoc News Release
The Huntsville Havoc beat Mississippi RiverKings, 1-0, in a contest where the winning goal was scored in the first period but the game remained close throughout.
A goal 4:31 into the the first period by Brock Sawyer proved to be the game winner, and powered Huntsville to the victory Nick Lazorko picked up the assist.
The Havoc were led by Sawyer, who grabbed one goal.
Huntsville excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. The Havoc did not reach the goal total they have come to expect this season. Huntsville puts an average of 3.4 pucks into the net per game. The Havoc was steadier on the defensive front than they have been for much of this season. Huntsville allows 2.9 goals per game. The Havoc relied on a core group of players for most of their offense, as Lazorko, Scott Harff and Leland Fidler took 15 of the team's 21 shots. Huntsville's defensemen also contributed in the offensive zone and ended up with nine shots between them.
Mississippi RiverKings forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up eight minors and one major for 21 minutes in penalty time. Mississippi RiverKings surpassed its season average of 19.0 penalty minutes per game. Mississippi RiverKings stifled the Havoc's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. Mississippi RiverKings could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Mississippi RiverKings averages 3.1 goals per game. Mississippi RiverKings' offense was helped by the efforts of its defensemen, who managed to put 12 shots on net during the game.
Mississippi RiverKings was led by Mike Grace, who took four shots.
Huntsville's Kevin Genoe stopped 24 shots out of the 24 that he faced. The Havoc totaled 17 minutes in penalty time with six minors and one major and went 0-for-5 on the power play. John Griggs recorded 20 saves for Mississippi RiverKings.
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