PHN’s Best Shots of the Game: Thunder Comeback Falls Short In OT Loss At KC

Kansas City jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of goals from Greg Betzold. His first came at 5:40 when a pass behind the Thunder net was intercepted. Mark Cooper found Betzold all alone at the right post to make it 1-0. His second came at when he created another turnover and fired a wrist shot from the right boards past Skinner. Wichita cut the lead to one at 15:50 when Keoni Texeira got to a rebound off a shot from PC Labrie and put home a backhand for his second goal of the season.

Mark Cooper increased the lead to 3-1 with a marker at the seven-minute mark of the second. He found a loose puck during a net-mouth scramble and buried it for his 10th of the year. Nate Widman made it 4-1 at 13:29 when he put back a rebound from the left boards and beat Skinner underneath the blocker for his second of the season.

Ralph Cuddemi sparked the comeback with a power play goal at 1:50 of the third. He fired a one-timer past Schneider from the left circle for his 16th of the season. Beaudry made it 4-3 at 18:59 when he walked the blue line and unloaded a shot through traffic for his fourth of the year. MacMillan tied the game at 19:14 with his 10th of the year as he received a beautiful pass from Iacobellis near the crease and one-timed in to make it 4-4.

In the overtime, Jakob Stukel and Texeira had two great chances, but were denied by Schneider. Rocco Carzo scored the game-winner at 3:03 as he put a shot on Ed Minney and it trickled through him over the goal line.

Cuddemi leads the league with 11 power play goals. Texeira added to his league-leading total with another assist on the man advantage (17). MacMillan finished with a goal and an assist.