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Third Period Pushes Rivermen Past RiverKings, 3-1

March 6, 2015 - SPHL (SPHL)
Mississippi RiverKings News Release


PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen (32-14-3) scored two goals in the third period while holding the Mississippi RiverKings (27-18-2) to just one shot in the final 20 minutes to turn a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 win Friday night at Carver Arena.

The game was scoreless after the first, despite Peoria outshooting the RiverKings 17-7 in the opening period. Peoria got on the board just over halfway through the second period when Mike Gurtler tipped in a pass from Ryan Raven on a 2-on-1 rush, giving the Rivermen a 1-0 lead. The RiverKings tied the game with 2:30 to go in the second, when Leo Thomas scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal. Thomas went to the bottom of the left circle and sent a puck towards Linden Bahm near the crease, but it popped into the net for a 1-1 tie.

The Rivermen took control in the third period and grabbed their second one-goal lead when Josh Harris fired home a shot on another odd-man rush while on a delayed penalty. That came a 4:40 of the third period and it made it 2-1 Peoria. The Rivermen would score on another 2-on-1 between Raven and Gurtler. This time Raven took the shot from the right circle and beat Peter Di Salvo past the glove for a 3-1 lead. Di Salvo would end with 38 saves in the loss, while Kyle Rank stopped 14 of 15 RiverKings shots, a new season-low for Mississippi.

Notes: The RiverKings have 11 power-play goals in their last 10 games... Leo Thomas extended his scoring streak to three games (2g, 5a) with his second-period power-play goal... Matt Whitehead recorded an assist on Leo Thomas' power-play goal and extended his scoring streak to four straight games (4g, 4a).

The RiverKings are back home for a weekend set with the Peoria Rivermen Friday, Mar. 20 and Saturday Mar. 21. March 20 is Conservation Night presented by Christian Brothers University. Fans wearing camo to the game will receive $2 off select tickets at the Box Office. March 21 is Micro Wrestling and College Night, starting at 6:05 p.m. Fans with a college ID will get $2 off select tickets and there will be a postgame show from the Micro Wrestling Federation. Single-game tickets can be purchased at riverkings.com/ticketmaster and groups of 15 or more get a discount, with group tickets starting at $8 per ticket, by calling the front office at 662-342-1755.



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