Stingrays rally to beat Reading, 3-2, in Game 7 - Charleston Post Courier
In a season full of comebacks, the South Carolina Stingrays had the comeback of the season. With their season on the line and trailing by two goals with 20 minutes to play, the Stingrays rallied for three third period goals to beat the Reading Royals, 3-2, in Game 7 of the ECHL’s East Division Kelly Cup semifinal series. Joe Devin scored two goals, including the game-winner with 3:28 to play, to cap an improbable comeback for the Stingrays. It was only the second Game 7 in the club’s 22-year history, the last coming in the Kelly Cup finals against Alaska in 2009. The Stingrays won that game, 4-2. With the victory, the Stingrays will take on the Florida Everblades in the best-of-seven... The Stingrays outplayed the Royals for large chunks of the first two periods, but had nothing to show for it, trailing 2-0 going into the third period after goals from Jordan Heywood and David Marshall. It wasn’t that pace or that urgency that you’d expect in a Game 7. We talked about this being it. We’ve got 20 minutes to play and let’s lay it all out there and play with some urgency. The Stingrays played with plenty of pace and urgency in the final 20 minutes. When we went on that run in February and March (23-game winning streak), we just never felt like we were out of a game no matter what the score was. Source: www.postandcourier.com
