The Gwinnett Gladiators lost the chance to take first in the division by a 5-2 loss to the South Carolina Stingrays Wednesday night.An affiliate of the Washington Capitals, the Stingrays had a 4-0 lead going into the third period. Those are rough stats to overcome. It was simply a bad night between the pipes for Gladiator netminder Joe Palmer as the shot totals were almost even - 26-25 in favor of South Carolina. Tyler Murovich and Tyler Kindle had the tallies for Gwinnett, but they were simply not enough to rally past goaltender Philipp Grubauer and the rest of the South Carolina Stingrays.
This loss broke a 13 game home undefeated streak for the Gladiators, an affiliate of the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres. The crowd numbers were low, unaided by bad weather and, well, a Wednesday night.
Expect more in attendance this weekend as the Glads play Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the "Pink in the Rink" where the ice will be dyed pink. Saturday is Girls Gone Gladiators Night.
