Garbowsky Nets Hat Trick in Eagles 5-2 Victory Over
January 8, 2017 - ECHL (ECHL)
Colorado Eagles News Release
Garbowsky Nets Hat Trick in Eagles 5-2 Victory over Orlando
(Colorado Eagles, Credit: Standout Imagery )
LOVELAND, CO. - Forward Matt Garbowsky collected his first professional hat trick, while goaltender Kent Simpson stopped 34 of the 36 shots thrown his way, as the Colorado Eagles knocked off the Orlando Solar Bears 5-2 at the Budweiser Events Center on Saturday.
Garbowsky kicked off the scoring just 35 seconds into the contest when he deflected a shot from the blue line past Solar Bears goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo to give Colorado an early 1-0 edge. That lead would grow to 2-0 when forward Shawn St-Amant snapped home a rebound on the power play at the 6:11 mark of the first period, marking the third goal of the season for the rookie winger.
Orlando would put its first goal on the board in the second period when defenseman Brendan Miller took advantage of a five-minute major power play with a wrister from the circle at the 4:00 mark to cut the Eagles lead to 2-1.
Colorado would earn a power play of its own later in the middle frame and forward Jesse Mychan would field a beautiful cross-slot pass from fellow forward Casey Pierro-Zabotel and lash the puck into the back of the net for his 20th goal of the season, extending the Eagles advantage to 3-1 with 6:25 to play in the period.
Heading into the third period Colorado would again strike quickly, as Garbowsky stepped into a slap shot from the top of the circle to grow the Eagles lead to 4-1 with only one minute gone in the final period of regulation.
The Solar Bears would answer back 3:36 later when defenseman Eric Baier fired a shot from the slot that beat Simpson and sliced the Colorado advantage to 4-2.
The Eagles would put the game on ice when Orlando pulled Kaskisuo for the extra attacker, as Garbowsky knocked down a loose puck in the Orlando zone and rifled it into the empty net to give Colorado the 5-2 lead with just 1:14 left in regulation.
Images from this story
 Garbowsky Nets Hat Trick in Eagles 5-2 Victory over Orlando (Standout Imagery ) |
ECHL Stories from January 8, 2017
- Americans Rally Late, Complete Sweep of Fuel in Texas - Indy Fuel
- Colorado Scores Five Unanswered to Beat Orlando 5-1 - Colorado Eagles
- Rissling Plays Overtime Hero in Wheeling - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Nailers Extend Home Point Streak to Six Games - Wheeling Nailers
- Beast Fight Back But Fall to K-Wings - Brampton Beast
- Clark's Hat-Trick Leads Oilers Past Swamp Rabbits - Tulsa Oilers
- Cold Front No Match for Rays in Atlanta - South Carolina Stingrays
- Sorenson's Overtime Heroics Lead to Wings Weekend Sweep - Kalamazoo Wings
- Atlanta Drops Low Scoring Affair 2-1 to South Carolina - Atlanta Gladiators
- ECHL Transactions - January 8 - ECHL
- McDougall's #19 Retired to Rafters of the Coliseum - Fort Wayne Komets
- Impact Forward Brandon MacLean Reassigned to Beast - Brampton Beast
- Americans Ready for Rematch with Fuel this Afternoon - Allen Americans
- Rush Earn Point in Comeback - Rapid City Rush
- Garbowsky Nets Hat Trick in Eagles 5-2 Victory Over - Colorado Eagles
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Colorado Eagles Stories
- Eagles Sign Wise to AHL Contract for 2025-26
- Colorado's Playoff Run Comes to End in 5-0 Loss to Canucks
- Colorado Forces Decisive Game Five with 3-1 Win Over Canucks
- Colorado Evens Series with 5-3 Win over Canucks
- Silvos Authors 22-Save Shutout in 2-0 Win Over Eagles
