Huntsville squeaks by Fayetteville, 5-3
March 1, 2014 - SPHL (SPHL) News Release
The Huntsville Havoc gutted out a close 5-3 win against the Fayetteville FireAntz.
No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Josh Harris at 4:09 of the third period.
Harris had a great game for Huntsville, netting two goals.
Referees had their hands full with a major incident at 19:45 into the third period. Four fighting penalties were dished out along with two game misconducts.
Both goalies were tossed from the game during the major incident in the third period.
The Havoc racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with five minors and four majors for 40 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 19.0 minutes per game Huntsville had been spending in the box. The Havoc excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in four chances. With 40 shots on target during the contest, Huntsville exceeded the 26.7 shots it averages per game this year.
Others who scored for Huntsville included Stuart Stefan, Dominic Osman, and Paul Kurceba, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Huntsville were Nick Lazorko, who had two, Justin Cseter, who had three, and Leland Fidler, Ray Ortiz, and Scott Harff, who each chipped in one.
Fayetteville was often in penalty trouble, totaling four minors and four majors for 38 minutes in penalty time. The FireAntz had been averaging 19.0 minutes in penalties per game. Fayetteville relied on a core group of players for most of its offense, as John Clewlow, Kyle McNeil and Kory Helowka took 13 of the team's 23 shots.
Fayetteville additionally got points from Derek Elliott, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. In addition, Fayetteville received assists from Zach Carriveau and Matt Smyth, who contributed one a piece.
Kevin Genoe recorded 19 saves for the Havoc. Huntsville registered one goal on three power play opportunities. The Havoc ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Genoe was ejected from the game. The FireAntz's Peter Skoggard stopped 35 shots out of the 40 that he faced. For Fayetteville, Skoggard was ejected from the game.
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