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Beattie Scores Twice as Solar Bears Fall 6-3

March 30, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Estero, FL - F Kyle Beattie scored twice in the final five minutes but the Solar Bears closed out the 2012-13 season with a 6-3 loss to the Florida Everblades at the Germain Arena on Saturday night.

The Everblades struck early in the first period for the second straight game. F Daniel Koger led a a 2-on-1 rush up the right side and fired a wrister past Orlando G Bryce Merriam to give Florida the lead 2:44 into the frame. The Solar Bears [image: Derick Martin] answered with a power play goal with 2:31 to go in the period when forward C.J. Severyn swatted a rebound off a shot from C Ryan Cruthers through the legs of G Jesse Deckert, evening the score a 1-1 with the power play marker. The score lasted just 14 seconds as F Will MacDonald gathered a rebound in the slot and blasted it into the back of the net, putting Florida ahead 2-1 going into the second frame.

An early second period power play helped Florida expand their lead to 3-1. A shot from the left point by D Adam Brace was deflected by LW Mathieu Roy on the power play giving Florida the two goal advantage. With 6:03 left in the second stanza, F Corey Trivino took a pass from Roy and wristed the puck home to put Florida ahead 4-1 going into the third.

Two quick goals in the third period just 39 seconds apart saw the Everblades expand their lead to 6-1 when MacDonald added his second, followed by Roy's second of the game as well. With time winding down in the final stanza, Beattie knocked home his first professional goal when he cruised through the slot and finished off a pass from F Olivier Fortier. Beattie tallied his second of the night 2:02 later, when he finished off a drop pass from Severyn for the final goal of the 2012-13 season for Orlando and the final 6-3 score.

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