RiverKings Stop Blazers in Saturday Tilt
November 15, 2008 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release
The Mississippi RiverKings defeated the Oklahoma City Blazers 3-2 on Saturday night, handing the Blazers their first loss in regulation time this year. Mississippi stopped a two-game losing streak and evened their record at 6-6-0 for the year, while the Northeast Division-leading Blazers saw their record fall to 9-1-2.
Jeff Alcombrack opened the scoring for the RiverKings, taking advantage of a fallen Oklahoma City defender and beating goaltender Andy Franck for his third goal of the season, unassisted at 8:12 of the first period.
Oklahoma City answered with a power play goal from Oriel McHugh, assisted by Bill Vandermeer and Chad Hinz at 18:34 for a 1-1 tie after twenty minutes of action.
In the second period, Bobby Chaumont beat Franck for a power play goal, assisted by Louis Dumont and Alcombrack at 2:32 for a 2-1 RiverKing lead.
But, Oklahoma City answered again as Brian Passmore scored his fourth goal of the season, a power play goal assisted by Cam Douell and Robin Gomez at 16:31 for a 2-2 tie after two periods of play.
Chaumont scored the game-winning goal at 2:57 of the final frame, assisted by Andrew Lackner and Matt Summers for a 3-2 lead, which became the final score.
Oklahoma City outshot the RiverKings 23-21 for the game. Mississippi scored once in seven power play chances, while the Blazers went 2-for-9 with the man advantage.
Mississippi returns to action at home on Tuesday night, playing host to the Tulsa Oilers in a 7:05 PM contest at the DeSoto Civic Center. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and the DeSoto Civic Center ticket office. Group, fundraiser and season tickets can be purchased through the RiverKings front office at 662-342-1755.
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