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Ice Flyers lose first playoff game in overtime

April 2, 2015
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In first game of the best-out-of-three series, the Pensacola Ice Flyers fell to the Mississippi RiverKings in double overtime 3 to 2, after giving up a one-goal lead with 40 seconds left in regulation on Wednesday night at the Pensacola Bay Center. The Ice Flyers now find themselves in a do-or-die situation. To stay alive in the best-of-three series they must win in Southaven, Miss., on Friday to bring it back home for a Game 3 at the Bay Center on Saturday. On Wednesday, Mississippi was the first on the board as Byron Paulazzo muscled his way from behind the net for a wrap-around, unassisted goal beating Max Strang on the far side, five minutes, 38 seconds into the first. Late in the period, from the near corner Keegan Flaherty dished off a pass to Brett Lutes who drove to the net and found Nick McParland open in the slot for a one-timer goal to even the game at one with 5:39 remaining. Following a physical, scoreless second period, the grind carried over into the final period. McParland followed up on a shot on net from Flaherty at the point to jam it in behind goaltender Peter Di Salvo for his second of the game, 7:38 into the third to take the one-goal lead. With under a minute left in regulation, Di Salvo was pulled for the extra attacker. Just 11 seconds later, Andrew Randazzo's shot on net was redirected in by Ryan Marcuz to tie up the game and send it into overtime. After a scoreless, 15-minute overtime, it was just 3:49 into the second overtime, when Paulazzo silenced the few thousand left at the Hangar with the game-winning goal, and the RiverKings won with a final score of 3-2. The puck drops for Game 2 on the road at 7:05 p.m. Friday in Southhaven, Miss. The game will be available to watch live at Beef O Brady's in downtown Pensacola and Nine Mile Road. You can also watch online at SPHLLive.com.

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