Pride down Stingrays 2-1 in Overtime

December 17, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz News Release


FLORENCE, SC -- Kyle Kidney's goal with 23.0 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the Pee Dee Pride (15-6-2) to their third consecutive win, 2-1, over the South Carolina Stingrays (12-2-2) Friday night at the Florence Civic Center.

Kidney gathered in a loose puck in the slot, and wristed a shot past Kirk Daubenspeck for his eighth goal of the season.

After a scorless first period, the Pride's Mark Mullen gave the Pride the lead 2:17 into the second period. Gregg Johnson fed Mullen with a perfect cross-ice pass, and Mullen beat Daubenspeck for his 10th goal of the season.

South Carolina tied the game at 11:49 of the final period. Just eight seconds after the Stingrays went on a power play, former Pride player Matt Reid stuffed a shot past Nick Boucher for his 15th goal of the season. That goal ended Boucher's shutout streak at 199:09.

Saturday, the Pride travel to Columbia for a 7:30 match-up with the Inferno. Catch all of the action on WDAR Sunny 105.5 and www.peedeepride.com starting with the Palmetto Chiropractic Pre-Game Show at 7:10.

The Pride return home on Sunday, December 26, hosting the Greenville Grrrowl with a special start time of 7:00 p.m. It's another Sunday Kids' Day, with 200 and 400 level seats for kids 12 and under just $2.50 and kids' meals are available for an additional $2.50. Tickets for all Pride home games are available at the Florence Civic Center Box Office, or throught TicketMaster at (843) 679-9333 or www.ticketmaster.com.



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