PORTLAND, ME – Brooklyn Kalmikov registered three points while Jacob Hudson scored two goals in a 5-3 Maine Mariners victory over the Adirondack Thunder on Sunday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena. The Mariners got the win in front of a sellout crowd of 6,074, the second largest attendance mark in team history.
There wasn’t much action in the opening period as neither team scored on a combined 11 shots. The Mariners struck early in the second frame, using the power play. At 1:34, Jacob Hudson set up between the circles and deflected home Tristan Thompson’s shot for his 13th goal of the season, and sixth in the last six games. A shorthanded goal by Adirondack’s Kishaun Gervias tied it up at 7:35 , but the Mariners answered to reclaim the lead less than two minutes later. Brooklyn Kalmikov fired off a wrister from the left circle, using a Thunder defender as a screen to beat the glove of Henry Welsch at 10:05. Maine carried a 2-1 lead into the third.
A pair of early third period insurance goals stretched the Mariners lead to three. Sebastian Vidmar finished a stuff pass from Josh Nixon at 1:56, accounting for Nixon’s first professional point. Maine made it 4-1 less than two minutes later when Xander Lamppa tipped in Justin Bean’s point shot at 3:38. Adirondack struck back with two goals to make things interesting late. Luke Reid collected his first pro goal at 7:59, and then Ryan Wheeler, with the Thunder goaltender pulled, made it a one goal game at 18:25. With 30 seconds to go, Hudson launched in an empty netter to seal the 5-3 Maine win.
Nolan Maier earned his eighth win of the season, stopping 29 of 32. Welsch took the loss, making 19 stops.
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