Game No. 44 - Bucks at IceRays

First Period: Guess Kris Tebbs is feeling at least a little better, as he is the IceRays' starting goalie tonight. Andrew Martin is in for the Bucks, as expected. ... IceRays get the first power play of the game with a tripping call against rookie D-man Ryan James Hand at 2:40 in the period. ... The Pointstreak box score for this game just completely disappeared. How very strangs. ... Well, according to the league scoreboard, the IceRays have taken a 1-0 lead. Not sure if it was a power-play goal or not, as it is now 4:43 into the game, but the goal may have been posted three or more seconds earlier. ... Yay, the box score is back. Goal did come on the power play, at 4:05 in the game, with Ryan Crane doing the honors and Ryan Bennett and Nicholas Bachand picking up assists. That was the IceRays' third shot of the game. ... After being outshot 4-2 the first few minutes, the Bucks have taken four unanswered and lead 6-4 on shots a little over halfway into the period. ... The IceRays have now taken a 2-0 lead at 14:23 in the period with a goal from Justin Quenneville in his second game back from an injury. Chris Richards has the assist. ... The captain has cut that lead in half, as Serge Dube netted his eighth goal of the season at 17:54 on assists from Rick Kozak and Igor Agarunov. ... IceRays will take that 2-1 lead into the dressing room for the first intermission. Bucks are up 8-7 on shots, and that early tripping call is the lone penalty of the game so far. ... To clarify, I am not at the game. I just realized the whole live-blogging thing might be misleading, but no road trips allowed on high school basketball nights.

Second Period: After taking 13 calls last night, the IceRays had gone 21:22 in this one before putting the Bucks on the power play, but they are now with Jeremy Leroux headed to the box for cross checking. ... The Bucks were unable to capitalize on that one, but got another not long after it expired with T.J. Reynolds serving two for a cross check of his own. ... No go again, and again another call immediately thereafter, with Richards going off for holding at 6:58. So no penalties in the first period, then penalties at . ... Justin Kinnunen has earned his first AHL point, picking up the primary helper on a Garth Murray goal, which I admittedly only know because the Rampage are playing the Baby Pens and this was all announced in the Penguins-Blue Jackets broadcast. Good for Kinnunen. ... Nothing doing on that power play, either. ... Is anyone else having problems with this box score? Everything else on Pointstreak is working fine for me, but not this. ... Hand has put the IceRays on their second power play of the game at 11:23 in the second period with a board-checking penalty. ... The Bucks killed that one but were also held off the board on their fifth advantage of the game, a Bennett unsportsmanlike penalty at 15:56. Second intermission now; score still 2-1 in the IceRays' favor. Bucks lead 20-13 on shots.

Third Period: Devin Featherstone did the first thing I could know anything about in this period by taking a cross-checking call at 8:37 to put the IceRays on their third power play. ... A few simultaneous penalties at 11:34 in the period seem to point to Darryl Smith board checking someone, Adam Smyth stepping up for his fallen teammate and Matt Miller standing up for Smith. Smyth and Miller each got roughing calls, and Smith, of course, was called for board checking. I guess Smyth could have been the victim and responder, but who knows. Either way, IceRays are on another power play.

Game Over: IceRays win 2-1. Both of these teams are so bipolar it's kinda crazy. Bucks fall to 25-15-4 (54 points); IceRays improve to 19-23-4 (42 pts.)

Other Scores: Mudbugs 3, Blazers 2 (OT); Rage 8, Thunder 2; Brahmas 4, Eagles 1; RiverKings 4, Jackalopes 1; Killer Bees 7, Oilers 2; Sundogs 5, Gorillas 3; Scorpions 4, Rush 3.

NHL Scores: Sabres 3, Canadiens 2; Devils 5, Thrashers 1; Penguins 4, Blue Jackets 1; Predators 2, Wild 0; Stars 10, Rangers 2.