Idaho Steelheads blow lead, but beat Wichita in overtime

Carson McMillan scored 3 minutes, 55 seconds into overtime to complete his second hat trick of the season, and Idaho rebounded to defeat the Wichita Thunder 5-4 in an ECHL hockey game Sunday.

The Steelheads (28-20-6) scored three times in the first 3:39 of the game and led 4-1 after Kyle Jean’s goal 19 seconds into the second period. But Wichita (11-31-11) rallied with three third-period goals to force the extra time.

Andre Bouvet-Morrissette also scored for Idaho, and Jake Rutt, Jake Fallon and Joe Basaraba had two assists apiece. Branden Komm had 39 saves.

This story was originally published February 22, 2016 at 12:34 AM with the headline "Idaho Steelheads blow lead, but beat Wichita in overtime."