Sea Wolves Maul Checkers 7-1 To Take Rubber Game Of Series
March 2, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Mississippi Sea Wolves News Release
BILOXI, MS - The Mississippi Sea Wolves rolled to a 7-1 win over the Charlotte Checkers behind two-goal nights from Stan Lascek and Mark Hurtubise and 37 saves from goaltender Ryan Munce on Sunday.
With Charlotte's Mike Bayrack taking the double-minor for high-sticking at 2:10 of the first period, Ryan Menei staked the Sea Wolves to a 1-0 lead just 3:29 into the first period when he converted a no-look pass from Andy Contois. Stan Lascek picked up the game winner just 51 seconds later, when he found a loose puck behind Charlotte goaltender Mike Ayers and poked it into the net for a power play goal at 4:20. Lascek would again find a loose rebound and jam it past Ayers' glove at 17:32 to pot his second of the night.
Michael Couch picked put his third goal of the season when he broke down the ice two-on-one with Lascek and redirected the Slovak forwards' centering pass by Ayers to make it 4-0 Sea Wolves at 5:33 of the third period. Mark Hurtubise would score his 10th goal of the season, roofing the puck over Ayers on the power play at 11:26. At 14:12, Hurtubise beat Ayers low along the ice to the stick side to give Mississippi a 6-0 lead.
Charlotte got on the board when Mark Lee found the back of the net on a two-man advantage at 17:44 of the third. Mark Rooneem would cap the Sea Wolves night, breaking down the ice shorthanded and tucking the puck past Ayers for his 9th goal of the season at 18:15 of the third period.
Ryan Munce made 37 saves and the Sea Wolves went 3-for-10 on the power play.
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