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'Kings Battle Back, But Fall to IceGators

February 10, 2012 - SPHL (SPHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


Southaven, Miss. - The Mississippi RiverKings pressed the IceGators late in the game, but could not cash in the tying goal as they fell to Louisiana 2-1 at home on Friday night.

Alex Morton got the scoring early in the game, as Scott Darling could not handle the puck off the boards and Morton swooped in on the rebound to give Louisiana the 1-0 lead.

The RiverKings had an answer late in the first period. Darrell Stoddard ripped a Matt Whitehead pass over the glove side of B.J. O'Brien to tie the game at one with 1:15 left to go in the first period.

But Louisiana had an answer. Morton picked up his second goal of the game as his shot deflected off of Darling's glove and trickled in to give Louisiana the 2-1 lead.

Kevin Fukala dropped the gloves with Morgan James in his first game back from a shoulder injury at the 18:24 mark of the second period, but the 'Kings could not feed off his momentum as they trailed 2-1 heading into the final frame.

The RiverKings had chances late in the game as Deven Stillar had an opportunity with seconds left with O'Brien flat on the ice, but his shot flew high and over the net. The 'Gators pushed the puck into the corner as time expired as the RiverKings fell to 13-19-3 on the season.

Scott Darling picked up the loss in his first game back from his call-up to Charlotte, as he falls to 7-12-1 on the season after stopping 34 of 36 shots against. B.J. O'Brien improved to 11-7-2 on the season after stopping 27 of 28 shots.

The RiverKings travel to Huntsville tomorrow night to take on the Havoc at 7:35. The action can be seen on the America One network, or tuned into on radio-memphis.com.

The RiverKings return home on Tuesday, February 14 to take on the Huntsville Havoc at 7:05. It's Valentine's Day at the Landers Center as the RiverKings will be giving away over $1,200 in prizes from the Melting Pot, Walls Limos and more! It's a Family 4 Pack where fans can purchase four red-level tickets, four hot dogs and four sodas for just $56, available exclusively on ticketmaster.com.



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