PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Missouri Mavericks vs. Fort Worth Brahmas 11/23/12

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – The Missouri Mavericks scored three first period goals en route to a 4-1 win over the Fort Worth Brahmas Friday night at the Independence Events Center. Mavericks’ forward Riley Emmerson has his first two goals of the season and goaltender Mathieu Corbeil stopped 20 of 21 shots for his second win of the season. The Mavericks opened up the scoring five minutes into the game on Andrew Courtney’s first tally of the season. The goal was scored on the power play, and Brian Bicek and Sebastien Thinel assisted. With the assist, Thinel extended his point streak to six games. Thinel added another power play goal for the Mavericks at the 12:59 mark of the first. Bicek and Matt Krug assisted on the goal. Riley Emmerson finalized the scoring in the first when he scored first goal of the season late in the period after a scrum in front of the net. Blake Forsyth and Matt McCready added the assists on the goal. Missouri out shot Fort Worth 14-2 in the period. Fort Worth brought the score within two goals with the lone goal of the second period from Sy Nutkevitch, but that would be as close as the Brahmas would get. Missouri and Fort Worth remained at 3-1 in favor of the Mavericks until Emmerson added the final tally on the night with an empty net goal in the final minute of regulation. Missouri goaltender Mathieu Corbeil was steady in net, finishing the night with 20 saves on 21 shots. Brian Bicek notched three assists in the game and Thinel had two points on a goal and an assist. The following images were recorded Friday evening at the Independence Events Center.