The Athens Rock Lobsters delivered a thrilling 6-5 shootout win in front of a packed house Dec. 31 at Akins Ford Arena, after surviving a scoreless overtime against the cross-state rival Columbus River Dragons.
Columbus was ahead 2-0 after the opening period, but Russian forward Gleb Bandurkin responded for the Lobsters exactly one minute into the second period, followed by defenseman Devyn Mayea d…