BILOXI, Miss. � In front of a season-high crowd of 5,063, the Mississippi Sea Wolves knocked off the Pensacola Ice Pilots, 3-2 and pulled into a tie for first place in the Southwest Division with Louisiana.
Pensacola (31-20-6) opened the score on the power-play at 17:21. Kerry Ellis-Toddington ripped a shot from the right circle past Greg Gardner. Trevor Allman and Kevin Cloutier picked up assists on Ellis-Toddington�s 7th of the year.
In the second period, the Ice Pilots converted on the man advantage again. Gregor Baumgartner took a pass from Greg Pankewicz and found the net from the left circle at 8:28, making it 2-0 for Pensacola. The goal was Baumgartner�s 26th of the campaign.
Mississippi (34-20-4) started its comeback at 9:27. Derrick Byfuglien sent a right point shot past Maxime Gingras, to cut the Pensacola lead to 2-1. The goal for Byfuglien was his second of the season.
The Sea Wolves tied the game just 1:18 later. John Evangelista guided a backhand shot behind Gingras. It was Evangelista�s eighth of the year.
In the third, Mississippi rookie Mike Scott darted in from the left wing and notched his 18th of the season, which would also be the game-winner at 2:24.
Gardner turned away 35-of-37 shots, raising his record to 25-14-4. Gingras allowed three goals on 34 shots, dropping to 22-16-6.
Mississippi failed to connect on five opportunities with the man advantage. Pensacola went 2-for-9 on the power play.
Following the game, the Sea Wolves auctioned off their special game-worn jerseys to benefit two pediatric chartities, Caps for Kids and Candlelighters.
The Faceoff Against Kids' Cancer postgame party and jersey auction was held at Grand Casino Biloxi.
Mississippi�s next game is at home on Friday at 7:35 p.m. against the Baton Rouge Kingfish at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.
Individual game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and by calling 228-594-3707.
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