As always, you can follow the game on Pointstreak or here, and I'll be sure to update you on the score of the game between the Corpus Christi IceRays and Texas Brahmas.
First Period: Newcomer Mitch Stephens is playing with Igor Agarunov and Alex Goupil as his wingers. ... Topher Scott just got a nice odd-man rush going for the Killer Bees with Ryan Shmyr as his trailer, but Shmyr wiped out to kill that chance. Shmyr then got called for hooking to put the Bucks on the first power play of the game at the 3-minute mark. Shmyr is a full foot taller than Scott, by the way. Shmyr's a huge guy at 6-foot-6, but Scott is darn tiny and listed at 5-foot-6, which may be generous. ... Not long after the Killer Bees killed that one off, the Bucks got another on a hooking call against Bennefield. ... Miller just made it 4-on-4 with an interference penalty right in front of the Killer Bees' net. The call came 44 seconds after the call against Bennefield, so the Killer Bees will get their first power play in 1:18. ... Now Adam Rivet is headed to the box for tripping and didn't seem to agree with that call as he threw his arms up in frustration while talking to Zac Wiebe on his way to the sin bin. ... Salvis did some nice work on that penalty kill, and the Bucks were able to take care of it and keep things scoreless with just under half the period left to play. ... Miller and Burns seem to be having a war of words out there so far; we'll see if that erupts into anything more dramatic. ... Jay Hardwick lost his helmet, then that helmet preceded to trip up Stephens in the corner and make the Bucks' clearing attempt a little more difficult. ... Time for another penalty, as Zak McClellan has been called for tripping at 16:24. ... Zaore got called for tripping with just 51 seconds left, so if the Killer Bees don't score here, they'll start the second on a power play. ... That will indeed be the case, as a scoreless first period is in the books, but Smith made it a bit worse by getting called for tripping in the game's final seconds. The Killer Bees will start the second with a 68-second 5-on-3. ... Shots are supposedly 6-5 in favor of the Killer Bees after one.
Second Period: Agarunov, Dube and Rivet are on the ice for the opening faceoff for this period. This is probably a situation that Jeff Bes would be used in if he were available, so let's see if Agarunov can step up and do his part to kill the penalties. ... The Bucks actually got a decent scoring chance on that one, but Boucher made a pad save on a shot by Dube. Rivet and Goeckner-Zoeller had a massive collision around center ice, but both seemed to be fine aftr the fact. One of the Killer Bees had a great chance one-on-one with Centomo but tried to fake him out and seemed to take himself out instead. Both penalties are no more. ... Aaron Lee just made a nice move to send a centering feed to Shmyr, but the latter party shot the puck over the net. ... Bobby Russell just took a nice shot that deflected off a body in front of Boucher, which reminds me to state that the third line is Russell-Jason Dixon-Rick Kozak. ... Salvis just sent Miller a nice centering pass, but Miller couldn't put on the brakes in time to get a shot off. ... Bennefield just went one-on-one with Centomo but sent the puck straight into the goalie's pads. ... Shots on goal currently read 12-8 in the Bucks' favor, which is a fairly low total for the halfway point of a game. ... I just realized that the new lines make Salvis a winger with Smith as his center, and his placement on that line is obviously a reflection of the way he's been playing lately. ... Yeesh, there was just a major wipeout in front of Centomo as Zaore took out a Killer Bee (and got a holding call out of it) and the two of them went sliding across the ice. ... Add another to the killed penalty tally. The Killer Bees are now 0-for-5 on the advantage, while the Bucks are 0-for-3. ... Bucks will get Chance No. 4 now as Shmyr is going to the box for boarding with 5:06 to play in the period. ... Russell is doing a great job establishing his presence in front of the net, but it's not doing the Bucks much good so far. ... Kozak just riled up up the Killer Bees and their fans and earned a charging penalty for railing one of the Killer Bees into the boards near the penalty box. At least it wasn't a long trip. The penalty came with 1:44 to play in the period, so the Killer Bees will have some more power play to start the third unless they score here. ... One of the Killer Bees just appeared to throw his stick straight up in the air, very bizarre. ... Kozak i fighting with the Killer Bees fans in the sections around the box, not so bizarre. ... End of two, this thing is still scoreless. Maybe it's just because I'm a hockey junkie, but I've still been pretty entertained. Both teams seem to be playing like they mean it, and each has had some scoring chances. Killer Bees lead 20-18 on shots. ... The Brahmas seem to like giving teams an idea that they can win then storming back in the third, unlike the way things happened in Laredo last Wednesday. They have just tied their game against the IceRays at 2 after being behind since just 2:18 into the game. Justin Kinnunen has both Brahmas' goals, one on the power play. ... Now the Brahmas lead 3-2 on a Jason Deitsch goal assisted by none other than Kinnunen. Too bad he's not available, eh? ... Apparently I missed a Vandermeer hat trick in Tulsa, as the Blazers' brothers have combined for three goals tonight.
Third Period: Obviously enough, it didn't take long for the Bucks to kill off the last 16 seconds of that penalty. ... The Brahmas have come from behind to win once again, final score 4-2. That means they are 12 points up on the Bucks right now and could stay that way if the Bucks can't win here tonight. ... Dumoulin just got called for tripping Dixon to give the Bucks the first power play of the period at 4:39. ... Agarunov just high-sticked Nathan Ansell to even things up then give the Killer Bees about 50 seconds on the advantage. ... Russell just flipped one right over Boucher's right shoulder. That was so effortless and barely even registered as a goal in this building. Bucks lead 1-0 with 13:30 to play. Dixon had the lone assist, but that was all Russell. ... Salvis just got tangled up with Boucher and shoved him to the ice to earn a goalie interference penalty at 7:31 in the period. ... I doubt Russell was one of the players in danger of losing his job this weekend, but he's certainly playing like it. I guess he wants to make sure he steps up with Bes out of the lineup. ... Make that a hat trick for Bill and one goal for Ted up in Tulsa as the Blazers beat their in-state rivals 6-0. ... Hardwick has major issues keeping his equipment on his body, as he is losing gloves left and right after the helmet troubles earlier. ... Kurtis Dulle just rammed into Miller and sticked him down from behind to earn a tripping penalty with 8:01 to play. ... Featherstone took a wicked slap shot in the final second of that power play but got stopped by Boucher. It seems his stick was feeling it, though. ... Agarunov just got called for tripping with 3:58 to play, putting the Killer Bees on the power play in what I think we could call crunch time. ... The Killer Bees just took a couple quick shots on Centomo, but he stopped them both with his body. Bucks still lead 1-0 with 80 seconds left.
Game Over: Bucks win 1-0 and break their Dodge Arena curse. They improve to 23-13-4 (50 points) to keep the Brahmas' division lead at 10 points.
Other Scores: Brahmas 4, IceRays 2; Blazers 6, Oilers 0.
NHL Scores: Devils 4, Bruins 3 (OT); Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2; Islanders 5, Thrashers 4; Panthers 5, Canadiens 1; Stars 4, Red Wings 2; Senators 3, Blues 1; Maple Leafs 7, Avalanche 4; Kings 5, Blackhawks 2; Sharks 2, Coyotes 0.
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