The
Missouri Mavericks (29-23-6) lost in a seven-round shootout, 4-3, to
the Wichita Thunder Sunday evening at Independence Events Center.
Wichita’s Todd Griffith and Ian Lowe each had two goals for the Thunder
who won their seventh game over the Mavericks this season. Wichita
erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to give Thunder head coach
Kevin McClelland his 300th career win. Trevor Kell, Evan Vossen and
Andrew Courtney all had goals for the Mavericks.
Missouri
jumped out to an early lead when Kell scored at the 3:28 mark just
eight seconds into a power play. He was assisted Colt King and
Sebastien Thinel and the Mavericks held the lead for the remainder of
the opening period.
Griffith
tied the game just 1:19 into the second period on an unassisted goal,
but the Mavericks controlled a majority of the action for the remainder
of the period. Missouri put up 18 shots and took a 2-1 lead when
Courtney put home a rebound with two minutes remaining in the period.
The
Mavericks took a 3-1 lead at 2:26 of the final period when Evan Vossen
scored his ninth goal of the season, but the Thunder answered and scored
two quick goals to tie the game. Lowe and Griffith scored goals just
36 seconds apart to tie the game and ultimately send it to overtime.
After
a scoreless overtime, the teams decided the game in a seven-round
shootout. Missouri scored four goals in the first five rounds but
Wichita answered every one. Finally, Lowe beat Mavericks’ goaltender
Mathieu Corbeil in the seventh round to win the game.
The
Mavericks continue their four-game homestand Wednesday night when the
team hosts the Denver Cutthroats in the rescheduled game from Feb. 26.
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