IceMen Fall in Preseason Opener at Fort Wayne
October 9, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
Evansville IceMen News Release
FORT WAYNE, IN - Twice Friday night, the Evansville IceMen bounced back from two-goal deficits in its preseason opener, but were unable to do so a third time, falling 6-5 to the Fort Wayne Komets at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
The Komets scored two power-play goals 1:09 apart in the middle of the first period after Evansville center Jordan Sims was called for a high-sticking double minor. Late in the frame, Mark Anthione buried a rebound after Daultan Leveille carried the puck the full length of the ice. Chris Carlisle ripped a wrist shot into the net with 1:04 left in the period to tie the game.
Evansville fell behind by two goals again in the second period, after the Komets scored twice in the first 2:01. It could have been three, had IceMen goalie Christoffer Bengtsberg not stopped a Komets penalty shot in the opening minute with a flashy stick save.
Again, the IceMen fought back, as Justin MacDonald and Joe Zarbo tallied goals in the latter half of the second period to even the score 4-4 at the second intermission.
The penalty kill let Evansville down early in the game and again in the third, as Fort Wayne scored 3:40 into the period on the man-advantage, its third of the night. The Komets added an insurance goal at 17:13, which turned out to be the game-winner, as Evansville's Matt Harlow scored 30 seconds later.
The IceMen's third comeback attempt fell just short, as Fort Wayne hung on for th 6-5 win, its first of the preseason. The two teams will play one more exhibition game Saturday night in Fort Wayne at 7:30pm.
Evansville opens the 2015-16 season Saturday, October 17 at The Ford Center against the Indy Fuel at 7:15pm. 2015-16 IceMen season tickets are on sale now. Call an IceMen Account Executive at (812) 421-GOAL (4625), Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm for tickets. Season tickets start for as little as $10 per game.
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