(MACON, Ga.) – In a rare high-scoring affair for the Mayhem, the Ice Flyers couldn’t keep up as the Mayhem took down Pensacola 5-3 in Florida tonight.
The Mayhem got to their game early tonight, as they chased former Mayhem goaltender Brody Claeys with three quick goals in the first period. First, Justin Kelley finished a pretty play thanks to a nice feed from Dan Winslow. Then, Jacob Schnapp cleaned up a rebound to give the Mayhem some padding to their lead. Less than a minute later, Dan Winslow wired a shot from the high slot over the glove of Claeys to put the Mayhem up 3-0 early. The Ice Flyers would score on a deflection from Matt Wiesner to cut the lead back to two goals before the end of the period.
In the second, the Mayhem were on their heels, but got a breakaway goal from Conor Witherspoon to get their lead back up to three goals at the 6:13 mark. Sam Dabrowski would score on a goal that even the Pensacola broadcast called questionable due to goaltender interference concerns, but the Mayhem still entered the third period with a multi-goal lead.
Blake Tosto scored quickly in the third to cut the lead back down to one, but just moments later, Jake Goldowski would sneak a puck past Cody Karpinski to extend the lead for good. Dysen Skinner was fantastic, stopping 32 of 35 in net to get the win.
The Mayhem are off next weekend, and return home for Racing Night on Saturday, February 21 at 7:00 pm. Guarantee your seat by purchasing tickets at maconmayhem.com
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