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IceMen Tie Game Late, Defeat Gladiators in OT 2-1

February 27, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


Atlanta Gladiators Control the Puck vs. the Evansville IceMen
Atlanta Gladiators Control the Puck vs. the Evansville IceMen
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After the first period passed with neither team able to find the back of the net, Justin Buzzeo gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead with 4:43 left in the second frame. The product of Ferris State University scored his ninth goal of the season by tapping a rebound from the top of the crease past the Evansville goaltender, Scott Greenham. Eric Neiley was credited with his ninth helper after taking the original shot, while Brock Higgs notched his 18 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE table.MsoNormalTable

With just 46.6 seconds remaining in the game, Nathan Moon tied the contest at one for the Icemen. The fifth-year pro tallied his 11th goal of the year after the puck rolled through traffic in front of the net, and landed on his stick. Ryan Penny and Jordan Sims were both credited with an assist on the play.

Following 60 minutes of regulation hockey, the teams headed to 3-on-3 overtime tied at one to decide who would come away with the second point. Evansville would close out the game with only 51 seconds left in the extra period on Chris Rumble's ninth of the year. The Virginia native tallied the game winner by knocking in a loose puck in the goal in front of Gladiators goalie Kent Patterson. Nathan Moon notched his second point of the night with an assist, while Daultan Leveille was credited with the secondary assist.

With the loss on the road, Atlanta drops to 29-19-5-2, giving them 65 points and placing them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. After securing the OT win, Evansville improves to 20-25-6-2, good for 48 points and placing them 12th in the Western Conference.

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Atlanta returns home for the first time in almost a month to battle the South Carolina Stingrays on Frida, March 4th at the Infinite Energy Arena at 7:35 PM.

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