The Huntsville Havoc gutted out a close 3-2 win against Mississippi RiverKings.

Neither team gained more than a one-goal lead, and Scott Harff's goal in the third period proved to be the difference maker.

Huntsville relied on a core group of players for most of its offense, as Nick Lazorko, Harff and Paul Kurceba took 12 of the team's 20 shots.

In addition, Huntsville received assists from Stuart Stefan and Justin Cseter, who each chipped in one.

Mississippi RiverKings put 49 shots on net during the contest, more than the 30.2 it averages per game.

Mississippi RiverKings was led by Todd Hosmer, who registered two goals. Hosmer scored the first of his two goals at 16:43 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Mississippi RiverKings. Leo Thomas picked up the assist. Hosmer's next tally made the score 2-2 with 17:16 left in the third period. Mississippi RiverKings earned a power play opportunity when Brock Sawyer was put in the box for holding. Devin Mantha assisted on the tally. Other players who recorded assists for Mississippi RiverKings were Mike Grace and Matt Whitehead, who contributed one a piece.

The Havoc's Kevin Genoe stopped 47 shots out of the 49 that he faced. Huntsville totaled 21 minutes in penalty time with three minors and one major and went 3-for-6 on the power play. The Havoc ran into serious disciplinary problems during the contest, and Kurceba was ejected from the game. Matthew Krahn rejected 17 shots on goal for Mississippi RiverKings. Mississippi RiverKings incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.