SPHL Mississippi RiverKings

RiverKings End Road Trip with 4-2 Win

January 11, 2015 - SPHL (SPHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


PEORIA, Ill. - The Mississippi RiverKings (13-14-2) scored three goals in the second period and used that to defeat the Peoria Rivermen (15-9-2), 4-2, Sunday at Carver Arena in Peoria. Mississippi took two out of three in the three-in-three against the Rivermen.

The RiverKings got the important first goal 7:38 into the first period. Reid Campbell took a shot from the left point. Eric Levine made the initial save, but the rebound went in front. Devin Mantha got a piece of the rebound before Sean Jones whacked it over Levine's glove for a 1-0 lead.

Mississippi took control in the second period. Less than four minutes in the RiverKings doubled the lead when Mike Hayward's slap shot found the back of the net at 3:55. Matt Whitehead took the puck away in the offensive zone before giving it to Hayward for his fifth goal of the season. Devin Mantha put the RiverKings up 3-0 at 10:24 of the second. He received a pass from Bryon Paulazzo and raced down the left wing. After beating his man to the bottom of the left circle he cut across and beat Levine for a 3-0.

Peoria pulled back within two a few minutes later when Alec Hagaman scored unassisted to make it 3-1. The RiverKings got the momentum back late in the second when Andrew Randazzo scored his second goal of the year. He received a pass from Paulazzo to regain the three-goal lead.

Peoria made a push in the third against the RiverKings, playing their fourth game in five nights. Garrett Vermeersch scored at 2:52 on a pass in front from Dennis Sicard. The Rivermen outshot Mississippi 14-9 in the third, but Peter Di Salvo held on to get the RiverKings their third win on the season-long five-game road trip.

Notes: Devin Mantha finished with a season-high three points (1g, 2a), his third multi-point game... Reid Campbell (2a) had his first professional multi-point game and got his first point since his second game with the RiverKings Nov. 25... Bryon Paulazzo finished with his second multi-point game of the season.

The RiverKings are back home Friday, Jan. 16 for Pups N' Pucks night. Fans can bring their dogs to the game for free by signing up at riverkings.com/pups. There will be a Weiner Dog race as well during the game, and fans can sign their dogs up at riverkings.com/pups. Single-game tickets can be purchased at riverkings.com/ticketmaster and groups of 15 or more get a discount, with group tickets starting at $8 per ticket, by calling the front office at 662-342-1755.



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