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| Jonas Gustavsson, newest Musicman |
Dayton was leading 3-0 over the Barracudas, in their home rink with a sold-out crowd cheering them on.
Rookie goalie Jared Coreau was standing tall and in fact, pitching a shutout against Ottawa.
Fifteen minutes into the second period, Coreau apparently tweaked his groin and had to leave the game. That meant Jeremy Smith had to come in and man the nets.
Yes, THAT Jeremy Smith.
The same Jeremy Smith that had been receiving treatment for shell-shock from facing too many shots over the last couple weeks.
"We had no option after Jared got hurt. We had to use Smith." said Musicmen goaltender coach Les Binkley. "We know he's not right. We know he needs some time off to get his mind clear, get back to practice and eventually get back in a game or two. He's a mess, but he had to man up and go in there and do his best."
"It's a shame it didn't work out for him."
The Musicmen entered the third period with a 3-0 lead.
At 4:24 of the third, Paul Statsny scored his 7th of the year to make it a 3-1 game.
At 6:19 of the third, less than two minutes later, Smith gave up a terrible goal. Ron Hainsey had control of the puck and as he skated past the center red line, he dumped it gently toward the Dayton goal.
Somehow, it went in.
"I saw it the whole way," said Smith. I was concentrating so hard on it that I couldn't move. I froze. I don't know what happened."
It took another eleven minutes for the game-tying goal to come, but everybody in the rink knew it was coming.
Eric Fehr scored his first of the year at the 17:47 mark of the period, to make it a 3-3 game.
Fehr wasn't done.
At 2:17 of OT, Fehr found himself in front of the Dayton net when Zdeno Chara wound up for a slapshot at the right point. Chara's shot hit Cody Eakin in the butt and Fehr reached over and snapped the game-winner past a stunned Jeremy Smith.
Game Notes:
Coreau is expected to be back next Monday night to face Hamilton.
The team signed free agent goalie Jonas Gustavsson to a one year contract worth $525K.
Matt Irwin had two more shot blocks and now sits alone in 3rd place in the CCHL with 27 blocks in 24 games.
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