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centralhockeyleaguecom NewsPress RoomNewsCHL CoachesCHL Rule BookGuide & Record BookCHL Award WinnersRay Miron Presidents CupCHL Employee of the MonthMuscutts 600th Game a ComeFromBehind Thriller 12112009 1150 PMMudbugs Complete Comeback Top RiverKings BOSSIER CITY LA The BossierShreveport Mudbugs fought back from three goals down to earn a 54 victory over the Mississippi RiverKings Friday night at the CenturyTel Center Trailing 41 midway through the second period the Bugs scored four unanswered goals including three on the powerplay to top Mississippi for the fourth time this year and improve to 11100 this seasonNote Scott Muscutt becomes just the third CHL coach to coach in 600 games joining Doug Sauter and Bill McDonald Joe Blaznek Jeff Kyrzakos and Tyrel Lucas each had a goal and an assist while Travis Clayton and Shawn Limpright chipped in two helpers apiece After allowing four goals in the first half of the contest John DeCaro shut the door down the stretch finishing the night with 35 saves in his seventh win Mississippi came out firing in the game scoring twice in the first four minutes to take an early 20 advantage Bobby Chaumont scored on a rebound just 42 seconds into the game and then former Mudbug Kevin Cooper beat John DeCaro for a shorthanded goal to make it 20 RiverKings at 332 The Bugs fought back with a nicely executed 2on1 break as Tyler Liebel set up a wide open Jeff Kyrzakos for his fourth goal of the season which cut the Mississippi lead in half Late in the period the RiverKings Ryan Held pounced on another rebound in front and knocked it past DeCaro to put the visitors on top 31 after one period The RiverKings added to the lead midway through the second period on the powerplay when Ryan Campbell knocked home another rebound goal to make it 41 The Mudbugs started their comeback late in the second period with a powerplay goal from Joe Blaznek who took a backdoor feed from Travis Clayton and onetimed it past Kevin Beech to cut the lead to 42 Then late in the period Joe Ori and Blaznek created an oddman situation low in the Mississippi zone leaving Tyrel Lucas alone in the slot to beat Beech and get the Bugs back within a one at 43 entering the third period BossierShreveports penalty killers went to work early in the third period killing off 50 seconds of 5on3 powerplay time for Mississippi and the ensuing 5on4 advantage that followed to stay within a goal The Bugs then tied the game on a powerplay of their own when Lucas fed Justin Aikins in the circle who ripped a shot off the post and in to make it 44 at 913 of the period Another powerplay chance led to the winning goal as Jeff Kyrzakos sent a pass from the half boards back to a streaking Brett Smith who had just come off the bench Smith caught the pass just inside the blue line and sent a long wrist shot over a sliding defender and into the top corner of...