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Game Preview: Solar Bears at Florida Everblades - November 23

November 23, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Who: Orlando Solar Bears (Minnesota Wild/Toronto Maple Leafs)

(10-5-0-1, 21pts) vs.

Florida Everblades (Carolina Hurricanes/Tampa Bay Lightning)

(10-4-1-1, 22pts)

Where: Germain Arena - Estero, FL

When: 7:00 p.m.

Listen Live: iHeartSolarBears.com, 740thegame.com, iheart.com/live/601/ - Pregame starts at 6:45 p.m.

Watch Live: America One

Follow: Game Updates on Twitter at @OSBHockeyGU

Matchup:

The Solar Bears and Everblades match up tonight for the third time in three days, with the Solar Bears looking to complete a three-game sweep over their in-state rival, the Florida Everblades. Orlando has taken the first two games in the set by identical 2-1 scores, getting the game-winning goal on a shorthanded tally by team captain Eric Baier on Thursday at the Amway Center and following it up with a late third period goal from F Tyler Murovich last night in Estero. The Solar Bears opened up the scoring in the final seconds of the first period yesterday when forward C.J. Severyn won a faceoff to F Wade MacLeod and he one-timed a shot into the back of the net with 9.8 seconds left in the period. Florida tied the game early in the third when F Mathieu Roy slammed a cross-ice pass past G Garret Sparks to knot the game at 1-1. With 3:42 to play in regulation, F Tyler Murovich looked to feed a pass into the slot, but it bounced off the skates of a Florida defender and into the net to grant the Solar Bears the 2-1 win over Florida.

Solar Bears Notes:

Orlando has now won eight out of their last 10 games and are 4-1-1 in their last six road games... Orlando went a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill last night and have now killed off 66 of their 72 penalties taken... For the first time this season, Orlando scored the first goal of the game on the road. They have scored first in each of their eight home games this year... F Zach Harrison had his seven game point streak (1g, 8a) snapped last night... F Tyler Murovich is one point away from his 100th ECHL point... F Wade MacLeod was assigned to the Solar Bears by the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on Wednesday and scored his first goal as a Solar Bear last night... G Garret Sparks was assigned from the Toronto Marlies on Tuesday and has gone 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .969 save percentage in two starts for the Solar Bears... G Carsen Chubak was assigned by the Adirondack Phantoms (AHL) on Tuesday... G Christopher Gibson was recalled to Toronto (AHL) on Tuesday... F Mike Ullrich was loaned to the Manchester Monarchs (AHL) on Tuesday and scored his first AHL goal last night... F Kory Nagy remains in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies... D Blake Kessel remains in the AHL with the Rockford IceHogs.

Thanksgiving Week Games:

Orlando will be back on Amway Center ice for two games against the Greenville Road Warriors on Tuesday, November 26, at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 28, for a special 6:00 p.m. start on Thanksgiving Day. For tickets, call 407-951-8200 or visit www.orlandosolarbearshockey.com.

Everblades Notes:

F Matthew Pistilli is second in the ECHL with 25 points. He leads the league with 11 goals and is third with 14 assists... F Brandon MacLean is fourth in the league with 18 points, tied for fifth with 8 goals, leads the league with four game winning goals, and is tied for the lead with two shorthanded goals... F Kyle Bonis is tied for second in the league with nine goals. He tied with F Wade Megan of the Cincinnati Cyclones for first among rookies in that category... G Kristers Gudlevskis is sixth in the ECHL with a 1.87 GAA... F Matthew Pistilli leads the Everblades in goals (11), assists (14) and points (25)... Florida is 9th on the power play at 15.9% (11-for-69) and 8th on the penalty kill at 86.5% (64-for-74).

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