Sea Wolves battle back, fall 3-2 on late power play goal by Gwinnet
February 18, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves battled back from a 2-0 deficit in the third period but were ultimately defeated 3-2 by the Gwinnett Gladiators on Wednesday evening at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Gwinnett got on the board early in the first when Tom Zanoski sent a pass from behind the goal line out to Dirk Southern, who fired it over the glove of Sea Wolves goalie Ryan Munce at 2:14 of the first period. Jordan Fox made it 2-0 when Southern fed him a goal line pass that Fox tapped home at 6:15 of the second.
The Sea Wolves stormed back in the third period, getting on the board when Mathieu Melanson blasted a shot from the top of the slot past the Gladiators' Josh Johnson on the power play for his 20th goal of the season at 11:02. Jeff Kyrzakos' 11th of the season tied the game at two when Melanson found him open on the far side on the power play at 13:52 of the third period.
Gwinnett regained the lead when Dirk Southern connected a goal-mouth feed to Jeff Mason with the Gladiators on the power play at 15:29.
Ryan Munce made 16 saves to earn the loss, while the Sea Wolves power play was 2-for-8.
The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is Friday when the Sea Wolves host the Gwinnett Gladiators at 7:05 CT, and will be heard on the B2 Networks and at www.msseawolves.com. The pre-game show presented by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will begin 15 minutes before the opening faceoff!
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