A quick update from my hotel room in Rhode Island before shutting it down for the night.
After laying a rather large egg through the first 40 minutes of Saturday's game against Rhody, the Icers found their game in the third period, storming back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game and force overtime.
Steve Thurston and Paul Daley were the heroes in regulation, after Marek Polidor scored for the Icers in the 1st period.
When neither team could score in OT the Icers were on their way to their second shootout of the season. George Saad opened up with a goal, followed by URI's Jay Dupras. Ted Hume got a piece of Dupras' shot and sent it off the crossbar.
Scott Balboni surprised a lot of people (including me) by going with John Conte, who beat Joe Spagnoli low after Saad had gone top shelf.
That put the pressure squarely on the Rams' Kyle Krannich. When his backhand slid wide of Hume and the goal the Icers poured off the bench in celebration of a hard earned gut check win.
Afterwards, the coach shared his thoughts on the victory. Thanks to Paul Daley Sr. for manning the camera.
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