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WAXERS WIN OPENER But the Waxers played good enough to skate away with a 6-4 win. The Waxers dug themselves into a hole in the first period as they trailed 2-0. But with 54 seconds remaining in the frame, Ian Malcolm scored to cut the Waxers' deficit.
The contest was delayed at the 12-minute mark of the second period when a Wildcats' player was hurt after going into the end boards. After a 45-minute delay and subsequent flooding of the ice, the contest resumed with the Waxers tying the game on a goal by Chris Petracco. The Wildcats regained the lead with a power-play marker before the period concluded. But unanswered goals by Malcolm, Petracco and Lawne Snyder enabled the Waxers to seize a 5-3 lead. The Wildcats refused to call it quits as they scored a goal to cut the Waxers' margin to 5-4.
The Waxers cemented the outcome with two minutes left in regulation time on a goal by Daniel Sisca. The Waxers outshot the Wildcats 45-31. "It wasn't pretty but they all count for two points," said Herrington, who felt Malcolm's goal just before the first period ended put his club at ease. "Huntsville is a tough place to play because of the size of their arena and they had a good crowd. I thought we were a bit nervous in the first period. But Malcolm's goal swung the momentum back to our side.
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