'Blades win fourth straight
March 21, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
COLUMBIA, SC - The Florida Everblades (41-19-3) picked up their fourth straight win with the help of two Dan Sisca goals to earn a 4-2 win over the Columbia Inferno (22-35-8) on Tuesday night at the Carolina Coliseum.
For the second straight game, the Everblades got off to a quick start, scoring twice in the first three minutes of the game. Sisca opened the scoring by tallying this 24th goal of the season just 1:28 into the contest. Steve Saviano followed just one minute later with his 20th goal on the season after swatting a rebound past Columbia net-minder Chris Houle.
Trailing by two heading into the second period, the Inferno quickly trimmed the Everblades lead by one after Mike Stathopoulos notched his 24th goal of the year just 1:18 into the frame. Columbia battled back to tie the game at two when Derek Eastman deflected a power play goal past Everblades goaltender Phil Osaer at 15:43, but the Everblades regained their lead when Paul Cabana scored a short-handed goal with 32 seconds remaining in the period. The short-handed tally was Cabana's third and the team's 14th this season.
A tight third period saw the Everblades regain their two-goal lead late in the frame. Sisca collected his second goal of the night with five minutes remaining in regulation to help seal the game.
With the win, the Everblades finished their regular season schedule vs. Columbia with a 6-1-1 record.
In goal, Osaer earned his fourth win over Columbia and increased his overall record to 18-10-2 by stopping 20 of 22 shots. Houle suffered the loss, falling to 12-23-5 after allowing four goals on 35 shots
On the power play, the Everblades finished the night 0-for-5, while the Inferno closed out the game 1-for-7.
The Everblades return to action on Friday, March 24 when they take on the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:00 p.m. from the North Charleston Coliseum. Friday's game will be broadcast via the internet only from Charleston.
Everblades 2005-06 group tickets and individual game tickets are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets at the Germain Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling TicketMaster at (239) 334-3309, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. For additional information, contact the Everblades office at (239) 948-7825.
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