Knoxville Ice Bears even series with Peoria Rivermen in President’s Cup Semifinals
The Ice Bears will be back at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum on Thursday for game three.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -The Knoxville Ice Bears earned a 3–1 victory over the Peoria Rivermen in the SPHL President’s Cup semifinals.
Knoxville opened the scoring early in the first period when Blake Tosto found the back of the net at 7:08. Peoria answered less than a minute later, as Alec Baer scored at 7:55 to even the game at 1–1.
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After a scoreless second period, the Ice Bears regained control in the third. Carson Vance scored at 1:11 to give Knoxville the lead, and Derek Osik added an empty-net goal at 18:52 to seal the win.
Goaltender Stephen Mundinger was key in the victory, stopping 35 of 36 shots to anchor Knoxville defensively.
With the win, Knoxville evens the best-of-five series at 1–1. The series shifts back to Knoxville, where the Ice Bears will host Game 3 on Thursday.
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