Mavs Hand Thunder Shootout Loss
Published on February 23, 2013 under Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release
Wichita, KS - Evan Vossen scored in round six of the shootout to help Missouri (28-19-4) skate past Wichita (30-16-7) 5-4 on Saturday night at the Independence Events Center. RG Flath scored twice for the Thunder and Chad Painchaud added three points including a goal with 2.7 seconds remaining in the second period that tied the game. Wichita leads the Independence Cup Series 5-1-1 and drops to 2-5 in shootout situations. The two teams will meet a week from Sunday in Wichita. The Thunder earn a point, but drop back to third place with 67 points as the Brahmas beat Allen to move into second.
Wichita attempted to take the capacity crowd out of the game with some early pressure and were rewarded. Matt Summers stole the puck behind the net and fed Flath in the slot who put it home for his 23rd of the season. Neil Trimm gave Wichita a 2-0 advantage at 9:13 with a shorthanded goal for his team-leading 26th of the year. A few minutes later, Evan Vossen came down the left wing and from a sharp angle, beat Grant Rollheiser to cut the lead back to one. Missouri picked up the pace and had some good chances towards the end of the period, including a break-a-way from Kellan Tochkin who had just returned to the ice from a penalty and was stopped by Rollheiser's glove.
The game opened up immensely in the second period with the two teams combining for five goals in the frame. Missouri scored the first three in the second to grab a two-goal advantage. Tochkin put home a rebound at 4:37 off a turnover in front of the Thunder net, which tied the contest at two. Kenton Miller gave Missouri its first lead of the game at 10:52 with a wrist shot from the left circle. Colt King ended the Missouri run with an unassisted goal with five minutes remaining in the period. Wichita answered the bell in the final 2:30 of the second frame with a goal from Flath, his second of the contest, to make it 4-3. With 2.7 seconds remaining in the period, Painchaud picked up a loose puck in the slot and buried it past Mike Clemente to even things at four.
After a five-minute overtime, Wichita and Missouri needed a shootout for the first this season between the two teams. John-Scott Dickson, Sebastien Thinel and Evan Vossen recorded goals in the shootout while Summers and Flath scored for Wichita. In the bottom half of round six, Kevin Young attempted to keep the Thunder alive. He came down the slot, beat Clemente to the forehand but rang the puck off the right post, slid across the goal line, hit the left post and never crossed the red stripe to give Missouri a 5-4 win.
Painchaud had a goal and two assists for the Thunder while Flath finished with a pair of goals Trimm tallied his second shorthanded goal of the year and just the third of the season for the Thunder. Grant Rollheiser made his second consecutive start in net and took his first shootout loss, stopping 33 of 37 shots.
Wichita and Missouri were both 0-for-2 on the power play.
Wichita will have a few days off before heading back to Allen on Friday night. Wichita's next home game is Saturday, March 2nd against the Bloomington Blaze, which is also College Fair Night. For tickets, call 755-SEAT, visit the INTRUST Bank Arena box office or online at www.selectaseat.com.
Wichita Thunder mini-plans are still available. Contact the Wichita Thunder Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at (316) 264-4625 or visit the fan relations table behind section 120 at any Wichita Thunder home game for more information. Join the Blue Revolution today!
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