BATON ROUGE ZYDECO at ATHENS ROCK LOBSTERS
Athens Aces Test Against Zydeco
by Matteen Zibanejadrad
Athens, GA - The Athens Rock Lobsters ended their season series against the Baton Rouge Zydeco undefeated, with a decisive 9-3 win on Report Card Night Sunday in Akins Ford Arena.
Still on a high since returning from his ECHL loan Friday, Troy Murray started the night off with two goals in the first period.
Baton Rouge struck late in the first 20 with a power-play goal scored by Shane Haggerty.
The Zydeco got the better of the Rock Lobsters in the second period, out-scoring the hosts 2-1 in the middle frame.
Thomas McGuire and Ethan Matchim each scored their first goals of the season; in between, Kayson Gallant cushioned his lead among FPHL power-play goal scorers with his 15th goal on the man advantage this year.
Athens exploded for offense in the third period, scoring a total of six goals.
Brandon Picard and Matt Garcia each scored a pair of goals in the final 20, supplemented with tallies from Avery Smith and Daniil Glukharyov.
Smith and Garcia each ended the night with a Gordie Howe hat trick, where a player logs a goal, assist and a fight in a single game.
Josh Rosenzweig won in his return from suspension with a 31-save performance.
The top two teams in the FPHL will square off Wednesday and Thursday, as the Athens Rock Lobsters (41-8-3, 115 pts) face the Empire-division leading Binghamton Black Bears. The puck will drop on the series opener at 7:05 p.m.
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