Trax fall in OT
December 3, 2004 - SPHL (SPHL)
Macon Trax News Release
[Macon, Ga.] â For the second time in two nights the Trax and Barracudas had a goal fest. It took 13 goals and over 63 minutes before Jacksonville beat the Trax 7-6 Saturday night.
Jacksonville captain Brad Federenko put his own rebound past Mark Cairns for the game winner at 2:45 of overtime. The win gave the Barracudas a split in the home-and-home series.
Like last night Jacksonville jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage when Colin Kendall took a rebound off the post and scored his first of two goals on the night. The Trax struck back four minutes later when Chris Duggan tied it up.
Late in the first Ryan Rivard gave the Trax a lift with his sixth goal of the year with only 90-seconds to go in the opening frame. Unlike last night the Trax came out flat in the second period.
Jacksonville opened up the middle frame by scoring three goals in the first 5:11. Tim Schneider started the scoring just 23-seconds into the period. B.J. Stephens and Kendall finished the goal flurry for the visitors.
After the fourth âCuda goal, George Nistas two handed Trax defenseman Tom Wilson in the legs and Wilson took exception. The Trax veteran berated Nistas with multiple right hands to the face before the linesmen were able to save Nistas from any more pain.
After the Trax called a timeout, they played inspired the rest of the second period. Shortly after the half way mark, David Deeves took a John Gurskis pass and netted a power play goal. With under a minute to go Deeves worked hard along the boards with Steve Zoryk keeping the puck in the zone and in Trax control. Eventually, Deeves emerged with the puck and shot it towards the net. Dominick Dawes was in front of the net and redirected it in.
The third period was almost a mirror image of the second. Jacksonville scored two goals early and the Trax came back and scored two goals late.
The Trax will skate tomorrow night on home ice against the Asheville Aces on "Teddy Bear Toss Night." All fans bringing a teddy bear to benefit Kids Yule Love will receive one dollar off their game ticket. The puck drop is set for 7:05 pm.
All Trax broadcasts can be heard on Talk Radio 1670 WMWR starting 15 minutes before the puck drop. Tickets for all home games start as low as six dollars. Call the Trax at 478-742-4TIX to reserve your seat.
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