Sea Wolves Edge Ice Pilots, 3-2, in Shootout
Published on October 26, 2002 under ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, Miss. â For a second straight night, the Mississippi Sea Wolves (5-2-0) mounted a successful comeback and tonight the Pensacola Ice Pilots (2-1-2) were on the receiving end of Mississippi's 3-2 shootout victory.
The first period was a goaltending battle. Sea Wolves goaltender Greg Gardner turned away all seven shots, while Ice Pilots netminder Maxime Gingras stopped 11 to keep the opening 20 minutes scoreless.
The Ice Pilots opened the score in the second. Matt Elich tallied his first of the season from Louis Dumont, making it 1-0 Pensacola. At 14:35, Dumont connected his third of the year on the power play to give the visitors a 2-0 lead. Late in the stanza, Dave Paradise got the Sea Wolves on track. Paradise's sixth of the season at 18:32, closed the score to 2-1 Pensacola after 40 minutes.
Third period, Jeff Hutchins re-directed the puck past Gingras for a clutch goal at the 2:32 mark. The teams finished the remainder of regulation and overtime, tied at 2.
In the shootout, the Sea Wolves worked their magic. Jim Baxter, Dave Paradise and Cody Bowtell potted goals. Louis Dumont countered for Pensacola, but it wouldn't be enough.
Gardner made 27 saves on 29 shots to improve his record to 5-2. Gingras suffered the loss, making 29 saves on 31 Mississippi shots. His record drops to 1-1-2.
Mississippi went 0 for 5 with the man advantage. While Pensacola converted on 1 of 7 power play opportunities.
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