Game No. 28 - Bucks at IceRays

First Period: Forward Curtis Billsten, who sat out on Sunday and was a game-day decision for tonight, is not playing. ... As expected, Kyle Gajewski gets the start in net for the Bucks. ... Ryan Garbutt gave the IceRays a 1-0 lead just 3:37 into the game on a goal assisted by Chris Richards and Ryan Bennett then gave the Bucks the first power play of the game with an interference call at 4:18. Bucks have yet to take a shot, while the IceRays appear to have scored on their third of the game after scoring on their first and third of that 5-4 overtime win on Saturday. ... No go for the Bucks on that power play, but Garbutt made it 2-o IceRays with his second of the game on assists from Rob Jarvis and Richards at 12:47. ... Bucks are being outshot 9-5. ... And now it is 3-0 IceRays on a goal by Zech Klann at 13:46. Morgan MacLean has what is currently the lone assist. ... Lance Monych was called for tripping at 15:37, and I guess a scrum followed that whistle, with Adam Powell and Justin Styffe duking it out. That puts the Bucks two men down, though not on the ice, for two minutes and one man down for the full five. Not the best situation considering their shorthandedness. ... Darryl Smith has given the IceRays another power play with a slashing penalty at 17:22. ... End of the period, IceRays lead 3-0, up 15-6 on shots. Bucks will start the second period on a power play after Jarvis took a tripping penalty at 19:36.

Second Period: Neil Trimm has snapped the Bucks' 0-for-14 skid on the power play with a goal 37 seconds into the period assisted by Smith and Jarred Mohr. IceRays lead 3-1. ... IceRays going on another power play with a holding call against Igor Agarunov at 3:31. ... Chad Woollard gave the IceRays back their three-goal cushion with a goal at 11:59 assisted by R.G. Flath and Kyle Peto. ... Lots of simultaneous penalties, many courtesy of a fight between Garbutt and Jay Holladay, and three power plays for the Bucks with Flath called for hooking at 7:39, Jereme Tendler for interference at 16:15 and Matt Smyth for tripping at 19:45. The Bucks will start the third period on the power play having scored their lone goal on an advantage to open the second. Holladay apparently instigated the fight following a board penalty committed by Garbutt. I know that's something players have to do for each other, but the Bucks just don't seem to get that they're two men short even before they commit those kind of penalties. ... End of the period, IceRays lead 4-1, shots somehow tied at 19.

Third Period: Shots even at 20 now, with each team having taken one in the period, as Peto heads to the box for hooking at 2:55. ... Some more incidental minors now as Chris Richards is going to the box for hooking while Evan Schwabe goes to his for holding at 4:38. ... Bucks captain Adam Rivet has taken his second penalty of the game, this time without a simultaneous penalty for the IceRays, and will serve two for tripping at 7:01. ... Eric Giosa to the box for holding now at 11:16. ... Bucks get another chance now with Jason Tessier going to the box for interference at 13:55. They'll need three goals in about six minutes if they want any chance of snapping that winless streak. ... No such luck.

Game Over: Bucks lose 4-1, fall to 13-9-6 (32 points). IceRays improve to 11-14-4 (26 points). Bucks somehow ended up with a 34-33 edge in shots. They are winless in five straight heading into their game on Thursday, yet another matchup with the IceRays. ... You can read more in Bryan Benway's press release, and check Greg Rajan's blog later for his notes.

Levasseur Update: Jean-Philippe Levasseur had another good AHL outing tonight, stopping 28 of 31 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Providence Bruins. You can check out his game-by-game stats with the Springfield Falcons here.