HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Havoc score two in the second and third but are unable to complete the comeback in the final minute of regulation and fall this afternoon at home against the Peoria Rivermen; 5-4.
Peoria registered two in the first fifty-five seconds to take the early lead.
But in the second, a period in which the Havoc are outscoring the Rivermen 9-1 in the middle frame, Huntsville came back with vengeance and scored two of their own. The first came at 3:36 by Lou Educate with assists coming to Christian Powers and Stuart Stefan. Fifty seconds later, Michael Piluso potted home an unassisted goal at 4:26 into the second to tie the game at two.
In back and forth game, the Rivermen came back with two of their own in the middle frame. Their first came at 7:59 while the second hit the back of the net at 11:39.
In the third, Peoria extended their lead to three with Dakota Klecha’s second of the night at 6:58. But the Havoc beared down and late in the game with a shorthanded opportunity, and the extra attacker on the ice, Educate scored his second of the game. Huntsville now within two, and once again the extra attacker on the ice, continued to buzz inside the offensive zone. A pass from Educate sent to the goal-mouth was tapped in by Scott Fellnermayr for his second in as many nights and the Havoc were now within one.
But ultimately, the Havoc were unable to complete the comeback in the dying seconds of the third and fell to the Rivermen.
Honorable Mentions
Sy Nutkevitch was credited with an assist to Lou Educate’s second goal of the night and now has assists in five of last six while extending his point streak to seven.
The Havoc scored multiple goals in the second for the fourth time this season against the Rivermen and sixth time in twelve periods overall on the year. Huntsville scored multiple goals in a period just once last year in the seven-game season series between the two clubs.
Lou Educate now has eight goals on the year and all eight against the Rivermen with five in the second period.
Huntsville has outshot their opponent in eight of the first nine games including seven straight while registering 15 or more in a period four times including once this afternoon.
The Havoc have successfully killed off 100% of their penalties in four of last five while giving up two or less man-advantage opportunities in three of last four.
Text Provided by SPHL Huntsville Havoc media release
Photos provided by Christina.Wolff@ProHockeyNews.com
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