'Blades Win Third Straight 3-1
December 3, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
CHARLESTON, SC - The Florida Everblades (9-9-0) won their third straight game with a 3-1 victory over the South Carolina Stingrays (8-11-1) on Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, SC. The loss dropped the Stingrays to the fifth straight loss.
After a quiet first period which saw the two teams each take 11 shots, with none finding the back of the net, the Everblades collected a pair of goals in the second period to get the scoring started. Kris Vernarsky opened the scoring at 6:29 of the second period when he scooped up a loose puck in the neutral zone and raced in on Stingrays net minder Kirk Daubenspeck before slipped a backhander into the net. The 'Blades held that lead until late in the period when Matt Hendricks jammed home a shot from behind the right post with just 13.9 seconds remaining in the middle period.
The third period opened with the teams skating four-on-four, and saw the Stingrays pick up their first goal in over five periods when Mark Ardelan picked up a rebound off a blocked shot and deposited the puck into the net just 46 seconds into the period. A wide open third period, which saw Florida outshoot South Carolina 20-14, ended with Tim O'Connell firing the puck into the empty South Carolina net giving Florida a 3-1 advantage.
Kowalski earned his third straight win in net for the 'Blades by turning away 33 of 34 South Carolina shots, bringing his record to 6-4-0. Daubenspeck suffered the tough-luck loss allowing two goals on 45 Florida shots, which brought his record to 5-8-1. Florida finished the night 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Stingrays finished 0-for-1 on the man advantage.
Florida continues their four-game road trip on Saturday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m. when they take on the Pee Dee Pride at the Florence Civic Center. 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.
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