BILOXI, Miss. � The Baton Rouge Kingfish halted a team record 11-game winless streak by skating away with a 3-1 win over Mississippi.
The Sea Wolves continue to lead the battle against the Kingfish for the Coca-Cola Cup, 6 points to 2.
Kingfish (4-12-3) forward Sam Paquet beat Sean Matile on a rebound infront at 13:44. Paquet�s fourth goal of the year, made it 1-0 for Baton Rouge through 20 minutes.
The Sea Wolves (11-7-2) responded at 14:17 of the second. Dwayne Blais poked in his own rebound at the side of goaltender Jeff Blair, tying the score 1-1. The goal for Blais, was his third of the campaign.
Baton Rouge regained the lead on the power play. Mike Kiesman let go with a shot from the slot, tallying his first of the year, and giving Baton Rouge a 2-1 lead.
The Kingfish added insurance in the third period on another man advantage. Trevor Demmans pointshot was re-directed by Jason Norrie. Norrie�s third goal rounded out the scoring.
Matile stopped 25-of-28 shots, only to drop his record to 1-2-0. Blair made 33 saves, on the 34 shots, improving to 2-7-3.
Mississippi went 0-for-6 on the power play. Baton Rouge converted on 2-of-9 power play opportunities.
Additional notes: Defenseman Jim Baxter had his 12-game point streak (4 goals-12 assists) snapped. Forward Cody Bowtell saw his 8-game point streak (4 goals-7 assists) halted. Captain Steffon Walby was also held off the scoresheet, ending his 6-game scoring streak (5 goals, 7 assists) and stopping his 4-game goal streak (4 goals).
The Sea Wolves travel to Jackson for a 7:05 p.m. start on Tuesday.
Mississippi�s next home game is Thursday, November 28 for a 7:05 p.m. contest against Baton Rouge on Thanksgiving at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. It is Game 5 in the battle for the Coca-Cola Cup.
Individual Sea Wolves game tickets are available at all TicketMaster locations, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office and by calling 228-594-3707.
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