Sea Wolves come from behind in third to win shootout

February 13, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release


BILOXI, MS - For the second straight night, the Mississippi Sea Wolves came from behind in the third period to tie the game at four to force overtime, with Mississippi coming out on the good end of the shootout decision, as Alex Parent potted the shootout winner in the sixth round as the Sea Wolves won 5-4 on home ice on Friday night.

For the third game in a row, Mississippi potted a shorthand goal, this time taking a 1-0 lead on Jeremy Hall's fifth goal of the season when he stole the puck away just inside the blueline and tucked it behind Checkers goalie Maxime Daigneault at 9:09 of the first period.

Shortly thereafter, it appeared as though Jason Tejchma had potted a power-play goal to give the Sea Wolves a 2-0 lead, but referee Steve Patafie ruled that Tejchma, who was in the process of stopping, used a kicking motion to send the puck in the net and waved the goal off. Mike Bayrack evened the game at one-apiece when he broke down the ice two-on-one, taking a pass from Michel Leveille and firing it over Sea Wolves goalie Ryan Munce's catching glove at 18:01 of the first. With 10 second remaining, Charlotte's Brad Ralph hammered a loose puck past Munce for a power play goal and a 2-1 Charlotte lead.

The Sea Wolves drew even at two just 70 seconds into the second period when Alex Parent banged home the rebound of Mathieu Melanson's shot. Mathieu Melanson's 19th goal of the season regained the lead for Mississippi when he grabbed a pass from Jeff Kyrzakos and put it past Daigneault at 9:24 of the second. Charlotte's Julien Brouillette grabbed a pass in the left circle from Bayrack and fired it past Munce for his ninth of the season at 11:06. At 14:17, Jeff Miles grabbed a loose puck just inside the blueline and fired it through Munce's pads to give Charlotte a 4-3 lead heading into the locker room after two periods.

Mike Berry's 10th goal of the season tied the game at four when he drove to the net and slammed the puck through Daigneault's pads at 5:26 of the third period. Despite two power plays late in the third period, Mississippi was unable to pull ahead in the waning minutes of the third period, and the game went to overtime, the fifth game between the Checkers and the Sea Wolves to go to an extra session this season.

After a scoreless overtime, the Sea Wolves iced the victory with Alex Parent's goal in the sixth round of the shootout.

Ryan Munce made 27 saves to earn the win, and the Sea Wolves were 0-for-7 on the power play.

The next broadcast of Sea Wolves hockey is Sunday when the Sea Wolves visit the South Carolina Stingrays 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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