In front of a crowd of 2,989 at the Monument the Rapid City Rush lost 3-4 to the Kansas City Mavericks.
First period action saw Rapid City take the lead early. A Briley Wood (Pilon, Olson) goal at 16:39 set the pace. Rush captain Ryan Wagner ( Bernard ) at 11:36 brought it home taking the Rush to a two goal lead. At 8:13 Mavericks McCollum ( McLaughlin, Janicke)i lit the light.
Rapid City’s two minute high sticking call on Chyzowski at 5:19 followed by Bernard’s minor boarding call only 14 seconds later handed Kansas City the five on three. Crawford ( Randl, Carpenter) happily took the advantage to score. The first period ended tied at 2.
The second period saw even gains. At 12:32 for Rapid City Smedsrud (Wood, Russell) and for Kansas City a soul effort by LaMaster.
Kansas City took the lead at 14:42 McCallum (Janicke,McLaughlin). Rapid City’s only chance at a power play came at 6:35 from a minor hooking penalty on Cotton. A goal at 5:49 went under review immediately. The officials deemed no goal for Rapid City. LaFontaine saw 30 shots for Kansas City. Sergeev saw 39 shots for Rapid City.
The three stars of the game were #1 McCallum, #2 Janicke , #3 Wood
The Rapid City Rush and Kansas City Mavericks play their last game against each other for the season November 22nd at the Monument. Puck drops at 7:05 pm MDT.
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