'Blades win 3rd staight with 3-2 OT victory
December 21, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
PENSACOLA, FL â The Florida Everblades (15-11-1) won their third straight game with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Pensacola Ice Pilots (14-5-3) on Tuesday night at the Pensacola Civic Center. The win was also Florida fifth straight on the road, and gave the Everblades their first win in the season series.
After a scoreless first period which saw Florida outshoot Pensacola 13-4, the Everblades opened the scoring with rookie Matt Hendricks picking up his team-leading 14th goal of the season at 2:14 of the period when he scooped up a rebound by Ice Pilots goaltender Frederic Cloutier. Pensacola tied the game at 13:54 when Ryan Vince beat Everblades net-minder Craig Kowalski high on the stick side. Brad Church regained the one-goal lead for Florida with 2:35 remaining in the period, however, the Ice Pilots battled back to tie the game just 1:20 later on Nick Lindberg's fourth goal of the season.
Despite a high-action third period neither team was able to find the game-winner in regulation sending the teams to overtime for the second straight game. Damian Surma ended the game quickly, scoring just 43 seconds into the overtime session to give the âBlades the victory.
Kowalski brought his record to 7-1-1 in the last nine games by stopping 30 of 32 Pensacola shots, bringing his overall record to 10-5-1. Cloutier earned a tie for the Ice Pilots allowing three goals on 39 Florida shots which brought his record to 8-5-3. Florida finished the night 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Ice Pilots finished 0-for-5 on the man advantage.
The Everblades return to Germain Arena on Wednesday night to take on the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for Wednesday night, and fans can call (239) 948-7825 for more information. You can hear all of the Everblades action on SportsRadio 770 AM or via internet by visiting www.floridaeverblades.com, www.abc-7.com, and www.nbc-2.com with the "Voice of the Everblades" Kevin Reiter calling the play-by-play.
3 Stars:
1 â Damian Surma â FLA
2 â Brad Church â FLA
3- Frederic Cloutier â PEN
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