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RiverKings win in shoot-out

November 7, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


BOSSIER CITY---The Memphis RiverKings evened the score with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs with a 3-2 shoot-out win on Saturday night at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City. Memphis was coming off a 7-4 defeat to the Mudbugs last night.

Don Parsons scored the first goal of the game and the clincher in the shoot-out to lead his team to the win. Goaltender David Lemanowicz played well in the nets making 40 saves including four in the shoot-out for the win. Parsons' first period goal, his seventh of the season, was a great effort as he skated from the top of the left circle to the right wing, absorbed two hits from defenders and put a wrister past Mudbug goalie Jeff Blair.

Bossier-Shreveport tied it in the second period on a Craig Soke one-timer. Phil Aucoin gave the lead back to the RiverKings at 17:10 of the third on a loose puck in front of the Mudbug goal that he cashed in for his second goal of the season. Scott Shepard scored a power play goal that tied the game at two with 11:10 remaining. After the scoreless overtime period, the 'Kings won when Chis Migliore scored in the shoot-out on their second attempt. Parsons was in the fifth slot and clinched it as Bossier went scoreless in the shoot-out.

The Mudbugs outshot the RiverKings 16-3 in the first period and 42-24 for the game, but it was Memphis making the most of their scoring chances improving to 4-4 on the season.

The Mudbugs fall to 2-4-1.

This game started a stretch of eight straight road games for the RiverKings where they travel a total of 3400 miles. Their next game is at Tulsa on Tuesday night at 7:05. You can hear that game on Sports 56 WHBQ and via their link here on RiverKings.com. And with the RiverKings playing on Tuesday, the RiverKings Coach's show with Mark Richards will be heard Monday night at 5pm on Sports56.

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