Wildcatters Even Series at Two as Yeats Makes 34 saves in 3-1 WIN
April 28, 2007 - ECHL (ECHL)
Texas Wildcatters News Release
Beaumont, TX - Matt Yeats made 34 saves and Daniel Sparre scored his fourth game winning goal of the playoffs as the Wildcatters evened the South Division Finals at two games a piece with a 3-1 Win over the Florida Everblades in front of 1,551 at Ford Arena.
Florida took an early 1-0 lead 3:25 into the game as Reggie Berg beat Yeats. Texas answered as Ben Thomson scored his fourth of the playoffs to tie the game at one. Daniel Sparre gave the Wildcatters the lead at 2-1 scoring his sixth goal of the playoffs with help from Kevin Baker and Brandin Cote.
The âCatters would get some insurance with 45 seconds left as Baker scored a power play goal while Everblades' goaltender Craig Kowalski was trying to get back in his crease after going to the bench for an extra attacker.
The Wildcatters scored their first power play goal of the series, going 1 for 6 tonight while Florida went 0 for 6.
The Wildcatters face the Florida Everblades in the best of seven South Division Semifinals. The schedule is as follows:
Game 5: Monday, April 30, 7:00 p.m. CT @ Texas, Ford Arena Game 6: Friday, May 4, 6:30 p.m. CT @ Florida, Germain Arena Game 7: Saturday, May 5, 6:30 p.m. CT @ Florida, Germain Arena *
* (if necessary)
The Kelly Cup Playoffs are in Southeast Texas for the first time in history. The next Wildcatters home game will be Monday, April 30 vs. Florida at 7:00 p.m. Playoff ticket packages are available by calling the Wildcatters at (409) 951-5500. For single game playoff tickets stop by the Ford Park Box Office, call (409) 833-7747 or log on to ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit the Wildcatters online at www.wildcattershockey.com. Don't miss any hard-hitting Wildcatters hockey action. Wildcatters' 2007-08 season tickets are also now on sale. They start at just $9 per game and feature numerous benefits including free parking and discounted merchandise. The Texas Wildcatters are the ECHL affiliate for the AHL's Houston Aeros.
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