With the crowd cheering "Let's go Lynx," South Carolina's Kevin Spiewack scored the game-winning goal in overtime to beat the Augusta Lynx 5-4 at home on Thursday.
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Despite putting 45 shots on net through three periods and overtime, the Lynx's luck ran out.
Entering the game, Stingrays goaltender David Brumby was tied for third in the ECHL with a 0.932 save percentage. He lived up to that ranking in the first period, knocking away 15 of 16 shots on goal. But the tide turned in the second.
After a flurry of penalties, Brumby let three of 16 shots get past him. Greg Naumenko had a similarly frustrating second period. He received a two-minute roughing penalty, a 10-minute misconduct and let in two goals on 17 shots. Each team gave up a power-play goal.
A goal by center Louis Goulet late in the second gave the Lynx a lead they held on to until late in the third period.
Goulet tallied four points on one goal and three assists. He extended his lead as the team's leading scorer with 21 goals and 31 assists.
Matching penalties late in the third opened the ice, and the Stingrays put the pressure on. With a minute left, the Stingrays pulled their goalie and Marty Clapton scored the game tying goal with 45 seconds left in the game.
Despite arguments by Drulia that the Stingray's extra man was on the ice well before Brumby was off the ice, the refs said the goal stood.
For most of the third period, Naumenko kept his cool, making save after save. But the man-advantage proved too much for the team.
NOTES: The Lynx beefed up their line-up on Wednesday acquiring forward Stuart Pietersma from the Florida Everblades for Paul Vincent. The 6-foot, 2-inch, 230-pound Pietersma has 228 PIMs this season, fourth in the ECHL.
GAME REPORT
Lynx 4, Stingrays 5
STAR OF THE GAME: The Lynx offense. The 45 shots seems like an unbeleivable achievement.
TURNING POINT: With an extra man on the ice after pulling their goalie with a minute left in the third period, the Stingrays tied the game 4-4 and forced overtime.
PLUS: Jonathan Gagnon scored two goals and an assist ... Martin Lapointe tallied three assists ... Recently acquired forward Daisuke Obara scored his first goal as a Lynx to open the game.
TODAY: Lynx vs. Greensboro Generals, 7:35 p.m.
South Carolina Stingrays 1 2 1 15
Augusta Lynx 1 3 0 04
First period: 1Augusta, Obara 6 (Lapointe, Goulet) 10:22. 2South Carolina, Skiehar 4 (Johnson) 15:17. PenaltiesSeitz, SC (tripping) 3:12.
Second period: 3Augusta, Gagnon 14 (Lapointe, Goulet) 1:14. 4Augusta, Gagnon 15 (Goulet, Lapointe) 5:12 (pp). 5South Carolina, Courtenay 19 (Seitz) 7:53 (pp). 6South Carolina, Huppe 15 (Gomez, Jickling) 12:08. 7Augusta, Goulet 21 (Gagnon, Thompson) 15:21. PenaltiesHenley, SCXXRRigh sticking) 3:58; Power, SCXXRRooking) 4:23; Kelman, AUG (tripping) 4:44; Doria, AUGXXRRigh sticking) 7:06; Naumenko, AUG (roughing) 7:40; Naumenko, AUG (10-minute misconduct, served by Corbett) 7:40.
Third period: 8South Carolina, ( ) . PenaltiesJohnson, SC (cross checking) 0:49.
Shots on goal: South Carolina 6-17-xx-xx, Augusta 16-16-xx-xx. Power-play opportunities: South Carolina xx-for-xx, Augusta xx-for-xx. Goalies: South CarolinaBrumby ( xx-xx; W, 6-8-1); AugustaNaumenko (xx-xx; L,5-5-1). Referee: Nygel Pelletier. Linesmen: Brad Phillips, John O'Brien. A: xxxx.
