(EVANSVILLE, Ind.) – The Mayhem dominated the third and got timely goals from Connor May and Hayden Ford en route to another shootout win in Evansville.
The Mayhem got off to a great start, as Conor Witherspoon’s zone entry was worked back to the blue line where Justin Kelley’s wrister was deflected by Witherspoon himself to give the Mayhem a 1-0 lead at 3:30. The Mayhem and Thunderbolts traded chances until Isaac Chapman beat Boyko to tie the game and trigger the Thunderbolts’ teddy bear toss. The Mayhem failed on a power play chance at the end of the period, and went to the second tied at one.
The middle frame was one to forget for Macon, as Keanan Stewart scored to take the lead, and again to extend the Evansville lead to two after another failed power play for the Mayhem. The Evansville penalty kill did the job again before the end of the period as Connor May and Matthew Hobbs dropped the gloves right before the horn to try to inject some energy into the Mayhem as they trailed 3-1 entering the third…