Anderson Lifts Blades Past Grrrowl 3-2
March 15, 2003 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades (33-19-12) defeated the Greenville Grrrowl (26-33-6) 3-2 in front of 6,301 at TECO Arena on Saturday night. Florida forward Keith Anderson notched the game winning goal in the third period to lift the Blades.
The Everblades struck fast and furiously and notched the first two goals of the game. Florida forward Brent McDonald skated in alone on a breakaway and fired the puck into the top corner while the Everblades were short handed at the 18:32 mark of the first period.
In the second period, Everblades forward Joe Blaznek picked up his own rebound and deflected it off Grrrowl netminder Damian Rhodes to give Florida a 2-0 lead. However, the Grrrowl got back into the game after registering two goals from forward Tyler Deis and defenseman Josh Legge to even the game at 2-2.
In the third period, Everblades forward Tom Nelson slipped the puck over to linemate Keith Anderson on a 2 on 1 break and Anderson gained control of the rebound on his initial shot and slipped it between Rhodes legs to give Florida the 3-2 win.
Florida goaltender Brian Leitza (1-1-2) stopped 28 of 30 shots he faced and picked up his first win in an Everblades uniform while Greenville netminder Damian Rhodes (2-6-1) stopped 37 of 40 shots he faced. The Everblades were 0 for 5 on the power play while the Grrrowl were 0 for 5.
The Blades battle the Greensboro Generals at 7:30 PM on Monday, March 17th and Tuesday March 18th at TECO Arena. The Everblades will hold their annual St. Patrick's Day Charity Jersey Auction following Monday's game and give away 3,000 trading card sets on Tuesday night. 2003 Kelly Cup playoff ticket deposits are now being taken, please call (239) 948-7825 for more information. For single game tickets call Ticketmaster at (239) 334-3309.
3 Stars:
1 - Anderson - FLA
2 - Reynolds - FLA
3 - McDonald - FLA
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