Thrice is Nice for Guerin as Stingrays Dump Inferno
Published on April 29, 2008 under ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release
North Charleston, SC - Marty Guerin got a hat trick for the South Carolina Stingrays, propelling them to a 5-2 victory over the Columbia Inferno in game two of their best of five game series with the Rays leading two games to none.
"The line of Guerin [Stephen] Werner and [Andrew] Gordon really worked well tonight," said Head Coach Jared Bednar. "We played strong in the first period, probably one of the best periods we've played in the playoffs."
In the first period the South Carolina Stingrays got out to an early lead when Andrew Gordon made his presence felt quickly. With the Stingrays killing off their first penalty of the night, Gordon got a pass from Sasha Pokulok and fired it past goaltender Todd Ford to give the Rays a 1-0 lead. The goal came at 5:10 and was assisted by Pokulok and Stephen Werner. It was the second short handed goal for South Carolina in the playoffs. The Rays got it down on the power play as well in the period, scoring just :10 seconds into their first power play. Marty Guerin got his ECHL leading 7th playoff goal from Sean Collins and Travis Morin giving the Rays a 2-0 lead after one period of play.
The second period featured more strong play by South Carolina, but the scoring belonged exclusively to the Inferno. At 7:38, Reid Cashman got his second goal of the playoffs to cut the lead in half, making it 2-1 in favor of the Rays. But, at 12:13, while on the power play, Columbia tied the game up at two when Mac Faulkner got his fifth goal of the playoffs past goaltender Davis Parley.
In the third period the Stingrays put their collective foot on the gas and did not let up. At 2:26 Guerin got his second tally of the night from Werner and Gordon. The Rays extended their lead to two when Morin got his seventh goal of the playoffs from Pat McNeill and Chris Chaput on the power play. Guerin got his third goal of the night and his league leading ninth playoff goal. The goal was assisted by Scott Romfo and Trent Campbell at 15:57 making the score 5-2, the eventual final.
The winning goaltender was Davis Parley who stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced. The losing goaltender was Todd Ford who stopped 35 of the 40 shots he faced. The Rays went 2-8 on the power play while killing off five of the six short handed situations they faced.
The Rays are back in action on Friday night when they travel to Columbia for game three of their best of five game series against the Inferno looking to knock them out of the post season.
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