Fort Wayne Komets Squeak Out Win Against The South Carolina Stingrays

K’s Continue Point Streak

North Charleston, SC – The Fort Wayne Komets (29-28-3) have point streak going now. They have earned five of a possible six points in their last three games. The Komets defeated the South Carolina Stingrays (31-24-7) 2-1 in overtime to keep the streak going. Jeff Deslauriers was in net again and stood tall for the entire game.

First Period:

The Komets came out of the gate blazing. It took less than three minutes for J.M. Rizk to net his 19th of the season and give the Komets the early lead. The K’s are still having power play issues.

Second Period:

Deslauriers’ shutout lasted until the 5:22 mark of the middle frame as Stingray forward Patrick Gaul netted his third goal of the season. The defense held the remaining time in the frame.

Third Period and Overtime:

The two teams were locked in a defensive struggle into the final frame. Nick Shaus was able to net his third of the year with a minute to go in the extra frame.

Team Statistics:

Score by Period:

Team	1	2	3	OT	Total
Fort Wayne Komets	1	0	0	1	2
South Carolina Stingrays	0	1	0	0	1

SOG:

SHOTS	1	2	3	OT	Total
Fort Wayne Komets	9	10	8	4	31
South Carolina Stingrays	11	3	9	3	26

Power Play Efficiency

Prd	Fort Wayne Komets	South Carolina Stingrays
1st	0-2	0-1
2nd	0-2	0-1
3rd	0-0	0-1
OT	0-0	0-0
Total	0-4	0-3

Three Stars:

Team	Pos/Name	Stats
Fort Wayne Komets	G Jeff Deslauriers	1 GA, 25 SVS, 0.962
South Carolina Stingrays	G Ryan Zapolski	2 GA, 29 SVS, 0.935
Fort Wayne Komets	D Nick Schaus	1 G, 0 A, Even, 4 Shots (GWG)

The Komets return home Friday night to face the Florida Everblades, the team directly ahead of them for the final playoff spot, at 8:00 p.m. EST.

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