SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — The Mississippi RiverKings (7-4-0) made a push late, but fell to the Pensacola Ice Flyers (3-4-3) 2-1 on Wednesday night in Pensacola.
The Ice Flyers got the scoring started midway through the first period. With Anthony Conti in the penalty box for goaltender interference, Nick McParland took a pass and wristed a shot past Peter Di Salvo to put Pensacola ahead 1-0.
Pensacola extended their lead early in the second. Patrick Megannety took a pass from Louis Belisle and rifled a shot through traffic that slipped past a diving Di Salvo to give the Ice Flyers a 2-0 lead just under six minutes into the second.
In the third, the RiverKings cut into the deficit. Mike Moran collected a bouncing puck at the right circle and wristed a shot past a sprawling Matt Zenzola to bring the RiverKings within one. The RiverKings had a late power play, but the Ice Flyers held on for the 2-1 decision.
Peter Di Salvo (3-1-0) took the loss after stopping 36 of 38 shots against. Matt Zenzola (2-1-2) stopped 28 of 29 shots against.
The RiverKings converted on one of four power play opportunities, while holding the Ice Flyers to one for three with the man-advantage.
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