BILOXI, Miss. � The Mississippi Sea Wolves face a must-win situation against the Gwinnett Gladiators in Game 4 on Monday at Duluth, Georgia, as Gwinnett leads the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals, 2 games to 1.
UPCOMING KELLY CUP PLAYOFF GAMES AND BROADCASTS AT A GLANCE �
Game 4 � Mon., Apr. 12 at Gwinnett Gladiators � 6:35 p.m. CT � Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga.
Broadcast gets underway at 6:20 p.m. CT on ESPN Radio WXBD-AM 1490 and online at msseawolves.com
* Game 5 � Wed. Apr. 14 vs. Gwinnett Gladiators � 7:05 p.m. CT � Mississippi Coast Coliseum
Broadcast begins at 6:50 p.m. CT on ESPN Radio WXBD-AM 1490 and online at msseawolves.com
* - If Necessary
GAME 1 RECAP � Gwinnett edged Mississippi 2-1 in overtime on Wednesday at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. Gladiators� Chris Durno scored at 16:12 of overtime to give Gwinnett a 1-0 series lead. Rick Emmett scored the other goal for Gwinnett, while Anthony Battaglia scored Mississippi�s lone tally.
GAME 2 RECAP � Mississippi�s Sergei Kuznetsov scored two goals including the game-winner on the power-play with just 23 seconds left in regulation to propel the Sea Wolves to 4-3 victory over Gwinnett, tying the series at one game apiece. Sea Wolves also picked up goals from Louis Dumont and Anthony Battaglia. Gladiators goals were scored by Rick Emmett, Blue Bennefield and Jim Jackson.
GAME 3 RECAP � Gwinnett�s Steve Slonina scored a shorthand in the second period, giving the Gladiators a lead that they would not relinquish in a 6-3 victory over Mississippi, giving the Gladiators a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals. Gladiators� Kris Goodjohn netted a pair, while Chris Durno, Cam Brown and Brandon Dietrich also scored. Sea Wolves received goals from Yannick Tremblay, Brent Gauvreau and Patrick Rochon in the loss.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK � Center Sergei Kuznetsov tallied two goals and four assists over three games to lead Mississippi in the opening week of the 2004 Kelly Cup Playoffs. A native of Yaroslavl, Russia, Kuznetsov picked up an assist in the Game 1 overtime loss against Gwinnett on Wednesday. He recorded two goals including the game-winner and added a helper in the Sea Wolves Game 2 win on Friday over the Gladiators. The 6-foot and 200-pound Kuznetsov collected two assists in the Game 3 defeat at Duluth, Georgia on Saturday.
GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK � Greg Gardner appeared in all three games last week, posting a 1-2 record with a 3.08 goals against average and .907 save percentage. The 6-foot and 190-pound Gardner made a total of 97 saves on 107 shots last week.
TRANSACTIONS FROM LAST WEEK �
4/7 Delete, Roger Maxwell, RW, Placed on the 7-day injured reserve
4/7 Add, Sergei Kuznetsov, C, Activated off the 7-day injured reserve
STREAKING SEA WOLVES IN POSTSEASON �
* Sergei Kuznetsov has a three-game point streak (2g-4a) and helpers in three consecutive games (4a)
* Patrick Rochon has four points (1g-3a) in his last two games
SEA WOLVES INJURED RESERVE �
* Right Wing Roger Maxwell was placed on the 7-day injured reserve on April 5.
* Defenseman Jason Kean went on the 30-day injured reserve on March 22.
* Right wing Jack Baker was placed on the injured reserve on March 16.
MISSISSIPPI CALL-UPS �
* Defenseman Nic Bilotto was loaned to Grand Rapids (AHL) on March 27.
(3 gp, 0g, 1a, 1 pt, Even, 0 PIM)
* Left wing Jeff Hutchins was loaned to Rochester (AHL) on February 18.
(22 gp, 1g, 4a, 5 pts, -1, 72 PIM)
PLAYOFF TEAM LEADERS �
Goals � Anthony Battaglia and Sergei Kuznetsov, 2
Assists � Sergei Kuznetsov, 4
Points � Sergei Kuznetsov, 6
Plus/Minus � Patrick Rochon, +2
Penalty Minutes � Steve O�Rourke, 16
Power Play Goals � Four players tied, 1
Shorthand Goals � None
Game-Winning Goals � Sergei Kuznetsov, 1
Goaltender Wins � Greg Gardner, 1
Goals Against Average � Greg Gardner, 3.08
Save Percentage � Greg Gardner, .907
PLAYOFF SPECIAL TEAMS (ECHL Postseason Rank) �
Power Play � 4-20, 20.0% (5)
Penalty Killing � 11-15, 73.3% (15)
Shorthand Goals For � 0 (T5)
Shorthand Goals Against � 1 (T14)
PRACTICES THIS WEEK �
Monday � 11-11:30 a.m., morning skate, Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga.
Tuesday � TBD
Wednesday � TBD
Thursday � TBD
Friday � TBD
Saturday � TBD
Sunday � TBD
* All practices are open to the public at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, unless otherwise noted.
* Dates and times are subject to change.
THAT�S THE TICKET � Individual playoff tickets start at $9 each for children 12 and under, begin at $10 each for seniors and military, while adult tickets start at $11 each. Tickets can be purchased at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling (228) 594-3707 and online at ticketmaster.com.
Sea Wolves season tickets for 2004-05 are on sale now! Reserve your seat with a $25 deposit by calling (228) 275-WOLF.
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