Jacks even series, defeat Brahmas 5-2

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas – Phil Plante scored two goals and Joel Martin stopped 37 shots for the Odessa Jackalopes in their 5-2 win over the Texas Brahmas on Saturday night at the NYTEX Sports Centre. 
With the win, the Jacks knot their Opening Round series against Texas at 1-1 with the next two games headed for their barn.
Wayne Savage gave up the second shot faced when Kenny Corupe when glove-side for an early Odessa lead.
Forward Dylan Stanley buried a puck at the 13:03 mark for his second of the postseason to tie the game.
With this series being the third consecutive postseason match between the two clubs, tempers are bound to erupt and bad blood mix, and it all went down with five minutes remaining in the first beginning with a matching double minor call to both Calin Wild and Sebastien Thinel. 28 penalty minutes were served in the opening period.  When a four-on-four broke out, Odessa’s Philippe Plante took a feed from Jean Bourbeau from behind the net for a 2-1 lead.

Following an outbreak of Jacks’ penalties, Texas found themselves with a two-man advantage and went to work. Within seconds of the power play the puck found sniper Greg Hogeboom’s stick to take the game to a 2-2 score into the first intermission.   It was a calmer middle frame, but it was the Jacks’ offense that flared when they netted a pair of unanswered goals within 47 seconds of each other to take a 4-2 lead. Goals were by Mark Ehl and Mike Ramsay, both their second of the series. Texas was put in a three-goal hole in the third when Plante planted his second goal of the game at the 1:17 marker.  Game Three in the best of five series moves to Odessa for a 7:05 pm face off on Tuesday night.
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