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The Wichita Thunder enjoyed a couple unexpected leads on Sunday night, but the die-hard fans, those who have been paying attention all season, must have understood the situation.
It was just a tease.
Adding one more disappointment to the already disastrous season, the Thunder completed the home portion of its schedule with a 5-2 loss to Missouri at Intrust Bank Arena.
The expansion Mavericks, based out of Independence, clinched a spot in the Central Hockey League playoffs while the Thunder, once a proud franchise, will wrap up the season with a couple meaningless road games this week.
With its fifth straight loss at Intrust Bank Arena, the Thunder finishes with the worst home record (3-26-3) in the 18-year history of the franchise.
The team's last three losses at IBA fall under the embarrassing category: 8-1 to Colorado, 6-0 to Amarillo and 5-2 to Missouri.
On Sunday, billed as fan appreciation night, the Thunder took a 1-0 lead on Paul Kelly's backhander in the first and went up 2-1 in the second on Tomas Klempa's power-play goal.
Less than 2 1/2 minutes later, Missouri had the lead for good, thanks to a pair of goals from Braden Walls.
"We played a good first period and then the first part of the second period was OK," interim coach Jason Duda said. "Then a couple breakdowns off the draw and we were down.
"They gave us a good battle. They were playing for their playoff lives, and they took advantage of their opportunities."
Notes _ Missouri won all 10 meetings with the Thunder this season.... The 11th annual Thunder vs. Plunder wheelchair hockey game is 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Wichita State Heskett Center. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children and can be purchased at the gate. A jersey auction will follow the game.
Missouri1 3 1 — 5 Wichita1 1 0 — 2
First period
Scoring—1. Wichita, Kelly 21 (McAllister, Keserich) 1:06; 2. Missouri, Forsyth (Christian, Sirota) 13:02. Penalties— Missouri, Burgoyne (tripping) 5:22; Wichita, Campbell (hooking) 15:16.
Second period
Scoring—3. Wichita, Klempa 10 (Reese, Hanson) 6:00 pp; 4. Missouri, Walls 8 (Pallardy, MacDermid) 6:39; 5. Missouri, Walls 9 (MacDermid, Maldonado) 8:20; 6. Missouri, MacDermid (Lafrance, Forsyth) 19:29 pp. Penalties— Wichita, Hooper (slashing) :44; Missouri, Christian (hooking) 2:00; Missouri, Christian (hooking) 4:33; Wichita, Woll (interference) 19:11.
Third period
Scoring—7. Missouri, Lafrance 8 (Pallardy) 3:43. Penalties— Wichita, Ottmann (tripping) 6:27; Missouri, Forsyth (hooking) 10:52; Missouri, Sellan (roughing double minor) 16:54; Wichita, Klempa (elbowing, roughing) 16:54; Missouri, MacDermid (hooking) 16:54;
Shots on goal—Missouri 11-13-8-32, Wichita 16-8-9-33.
Power play—Missouri 1-4, Wichita 1-5.
Goaltenders—Missouri, Effinger 31 saves on 33 shots. Wichita, Keserich 27 saves on 32 shots.
Att—5,839.
