Everblades sink Sea Wolves in shootout, 4-3
February 9, 2005 - ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
ESTERO, FL - The Florida Everblades (25-14-6) won their third straight game with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Mississippi Sea Wolves (22-17-3) on Tuesday night at Germain Arena.
Damian Surma and Brent McDonald each scored in the shootout for the Everblades, and goaltender Tyler MacKay turned away all four shooters from the Sea Wolves to lift the Everblades to their 12th come-from-behind win of the season.
After Florida opened a 1-0 advantage late in the first period on a power play goal by Matt Hendricks, the Sea Wolves stormed back with a pair of goals separated by just 21 seconds midway through the second period to take their first lead of the night. Mike Martone and Jay Legault scored the quick goals for Mississippi, setting off a barrage of goals in a span of 4:41. Surma tied the contest at two with his 23rd goal of the year at 13:13 of the middle period after deflecting a shot past Sea Wolves net-minder Phil Sauve. However, the Sea Wolves re-gained their one-goal lead on Austin Miller's third goal of the season with 4:08 remaining in the second period.
Trailing by one entering the third period, the Everblades saw Simon Tremblay jam home a shot with 5:06 remaining in regulation to set up overtime. Neither team scored in the five-minute overtime period sending the game into the shootout. The shootout win moved the 'Blades record to 3-2, and brought their record to 2-0-0 vs. Mississippi this season.
MacKay earned his third straight win between the pipes for Florida by turning away 32 of 35 Mississippi shots in regulation and overtime, raising his record to 3-4-0. Sauve earned a tie in net by stopping 34 of 37 shots, which brought his record to 1-0-1. The Everblades closed out the night 1-for-6 on the power play, while the Sea Wolves failed to scored on three power play opportunities.
The Everblades return to action this Friday night when they travel to Augusta, GA to take on the Augusta Lynx. Game time for Friday is 7:35 p.m. from the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center. The Everblades return to Germain Arena on Friday, February 18 when they host the Pensacola Ice Pilots at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available for Friday's game and fans can call (239) 948-7825 for ticket information. Tune to SportsRadio 770 AM or visit www.floridaeverblades.com, www.abc-7.com, and www.nbc-2.com to hear all the action with the "Voice of the Everblades" Kevin Reiter calling the play-by-play.
3 Stars:
1) Damian Surma - FLA
2) Simon Tremblay - FLA
3) Jay Legault - MIS
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