Overtime Unkind
Published on October 23, 2011 under North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Wenatchee Wild News Release
WENATCHEE, Wash. - A 5-minutemajor penalty late in the third period allowed the Kenai River Brown Bears to conjure an improbable 3-2 overtime victory Saturday over the Wenatchee Wild at the Town Toyota Center.
Shawn Pauly (Bellingham, Wash.) gave the Wild a 1-0 lead 2:10 intothe second period when he turned a quick-developing 2-on-1 into his second goalof the series off of Chris Kerr's (Penticton,British Columbia) pass. Kyle Vogel (Richland,Wash.) picked up the second assist for his first point with the Wild.
Wenatchee went up 2-0 with 5:55left in regulation on Ben Carey's (Centennial,Colo.) second goal of the series. With the Wild short-handed, Carey picked upthe puck on a neutral zone turnover and raced in on net on a breakaway. He dekedonce, scoring on a forehand shot along the ice that he tucked into the cage by theright post.
The 5-minute major against theWild came with 3:22 left in regulation. Kenai River scored its first goal lessthan a minute later when Ryan Walker redirected Brett Lubanski's shot into theWild net. With an extra attacker on the ice and still on a power play, AlexFrere sent the game to overtime when he scored on a one-timer from the slot offof Lubanski's pass.
Still up a man, Matt Thompsonbackhanded a shot over the right shoulder of Wild netminder Greg Lewis (Mars, Pa.) 55 seconds intoovertime to earn an extra point for the Brown Bears.
Lewis made 24 saves on 27 shots.Kenai River goaltender Paul Bourbeau made 28 saves on 30 shots. Kenai Riverwent 3-for-4 on the man-advantage with all three goals coming during the5-minute major penalty at the end of the contest. Wenatchee went 0-for-4 on itsman-advantage chances.
The Wild (4-4-2) will embark on a6-game road trip in Alaska over a 12-day stretch beginning with a 2-game seriesagainst the Alaska Avalanche on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both games will begin at8 p.m. (PDT).
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