Kingfish fall in shootout, 4-3
December 27, 2002 - ECHL (ECHL)
Baton Rouge Kingfish News Release
Joe Guenther picked up two assists for the Kingfish as Brian Leitza made 33 save for the Kingfish in net but it wasn't enough as Baton Rouge fell to Arkansas in a shootout in round seven, 4-3.
The Kingfish took a 1-0 lead with just 15 seconds remaining in the first period as Jason Saal tried to clear the puck but instead threw the puck off the of Ryan Trsek. It bounced off the Kingfish forward and dribbled through Saal's legs and into the net for the unassisted goal.
Arkansas tied the contest up on the power play as Jason Bermingham deflected a shot by Matt Pagnutti past Brian Leitza at the 4:57 mark of the period. Buddy Smith also added an assist on the goal.
The Kingfish tied the contest up at the 7:24 mark as Sam Paquet beat Saal off a centering pass from Joe Guenther. Bryan Richardson acted as a decoy as he let the puck slip through his reach untouched in the slot as it went right to Paquet in the high slot.
Arkansas tied the game up early in the third period as Bermingham picked up the unassisted goal at the 1:52 mark of the period. He picked up a misplayed puck and beat Leitza.
The Riverblades took a 3-2 lead at the 4:39 mark of the third on a power play goal as Mike Cirillo took a pass from Dean Stock and punched the puck past Leitza.
Garnet Jacobson tied the game up at three as he took a centering pass from Guenther and fired the puck past Saal just 20 seconds after Arkansas took the lead. Bryan Richardson also picked up an assist on the power play goal.
Neither team could score in the overtimes session, and it took seven rounds in the shootout to deterime the winner as Mike Cirillo's goal in round seven was the difference.
The Kingfish close out their seven game road trip tomorrow in Jackson against the Bandits. Catch all the action on Baton Rouge's Best R & B, 104.5 WZRB beginning with the Kingfish pre-game show at 6:50 p.m.
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