{WICHITA, Kan.} — Behind four different goal scorers and a solid effort from all three lines, Wichita (15-7-0) beat the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (10-9-4) 4-1 Friday night at INTRUST Bank Arena. Wichita earned its league leading 11th win on home ice and kept the Killer Bees spiraling as they drop their seventh straight contest.
Chris Greene got things started for Wichita in the first period as Alex Bourret batted a loose puck into the slot and Greene banged it home for his first goal of the season. Wichita's third line played a sound game Tuesday night and was rewarded with a goal tonight. Despite playing a man short due to an injury to captain Daniel Tetrault, Wichita got off to a good start and is now 7-4-0 when scoring first.
The Killer Bees answered in the second as David Marshall scored at the 1:47 mark to tie the game at one. Wichita was then presented with the first power play of the night and capitalized. Jarred Mohr (3) gave Wichita a 2-1 lead half way through the second period when he one-timed a Brett Hemingway pass through Rio Grande goalie Dan Dunn. Two of the Thunder's top scoring threats were in the penalty box at the time, but scored just its seventh power play goal on home ice. Wichita went two-for-two with the man advantage as they would add another later in the game.
