ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Florida Takes Down Orlando 5-1

Published on March 29, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Estero, FL - Center Joel Broda scored his first goal as a Solar Bears but the Solar Bears fell 5-1 to the Florida Everblades at the Germain Arena on Friday night.

Florida got the scoring started just 1:46 seconds into the game. F Shawn O'Donnell squeezed a pass between G Bryce Merriam and the right goal post on to the stick of F Mike Merrifield, and Merrifield slipped the puck into the open net to give Florida the 1-0 lead. The Everblades increased their lead to 2-0 at 13:59, when a defensive zone turnover concluded with O'Donnell knocking home his own rebound on a backhander, giving the Everblades the two goal lead heading into the second frame.

A scoreless second period saw the 2-0 score head into the third, where the Everblades quickly increased their lead. During 4-on-4 action, C David Rutherford completed an end-to-end rush, tucking the shot past Merriam to open up a 3-0 lead. F Corey Trivino made it 4-0 when he snapped home a rebound on a power play, and F Matthew Pistillia pushed the score to 5-0 when one-timed home a pass from LW Mathieu Roy at 13:40. Orlando got on the board with 4:55 to play, when C Joel Broda tipped home a pass from C Ryan Cruthers while shorthanded for the final 5-1 score.

Three Stars: 1. M. Merrifield (FLA); 2. S. O'Donnell (FLA); 3. J. Deckert (FLA)

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