Mavericks Top Rush 4-2, Even Series 2-2; Game Six Now Necessary
April 5, 2013 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rapid City Rush News Release
(Independence, MO) - The Rapid City Rush were upended by the Missouri Mavericks 4-2 on Friday night in game four of the CHL's opening round series which now sits at two games apiece. With the loss, game six is now necessary back in Rapid City on Tuesday, April 9th at 6:35pm and tickets are currently available at gotmine.com or 716-7825.
For the first time in the series, the Mavericks struck the opening goal of the game, a powerplay tally at the 12:50 mark of the first. After solid puck movement along the perimeter, Kenton Miller accepted a pass at the bottom of the right circle, attacking the net and sliding a shot inside the post for the lone goal of the period.
Missouri came firing out the gate in the second period, netting two goals and extending their lead to 3-0 just 1:52 into the frame. The first came from Kellan Tochkin while on the powerplay just twenty-two seconds in before Miller potted his second of the night to end goaltender Tim Boron's night. Midway through the period, the Rush finally stopped the bleeding when Winston Day Chief capitalized on a turnover for his second playoff goal. However, just nine seconds later, the Mavs regained the three-goal lead when Andrew Courtney capitalized on a Rush defensive zone turnover. With less than two minutes to go in the period, the Rush struck again. This time it was Scott Wray who lifted a shot from the slot to make it 4-2 at the end of two periods. However, that was the closest that the Rush would get as they were unable to complete the comeback, falling by a 4-2 final.
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