ECHL Florida Everblades

Greenville Rallies for 4-3 Shootout Win

Published on January 26, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release


ESTERO, FL- Marc-Olivier Vallerand scored twice in the third period and once in the overtime shootout to help the Greenville Road Warriors rally from a three goal deficit to defeat the Florida Everblades 4-3 in the overtime shootout Thursday night at Germain Arena.

The first period saw both teams' defense battling with neither team getting much of an advantage. The Everblades opened up the scoring at the 15-minute mark when Kevin Quick found Brayden Irwin at the right side circle who fired a wrist shot past Greenville goalie Jason Missiaen for the goal.

The defensive battle would continue for the rest of period and the Everblades would go into the first intermission with a 1-0 lead.

Florida's defense and goaltender Pat Nagle continued to play exceptionally in the second period, shutting down any opportunities the Road Warrior's offense tried to muster.

Florida's offense, on the other hand, found its rhythm scoring two goals. The first coming from Scott Pitt who raced past the defense and scored his 12th goal of the season with a wrist shot from point blank range to make it 2-0. Scott pit would finish the night with a goal and an assist.

Matt Beca added the third goal for the Everblades, when he took a pass from Scott Pitt at the left side circle, and put it in the back of the net with a high wrist shot, giving the Blades a 3-0 lead going into the second intermission.

The Road Warriors refused to go quietly and put up three goals in the third period. The first goal came from Marc-Olivier Vallerand during a Greenville power play. Robinson added the Road Warriors second goal with a fancy hook shot around Nagle.

Greenville pulled their goalie in the last minute of play and took advantage of it as Vallerand added his second goal of the period to tie the game at three with 34 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.

After a scoreless overtime, Vallerand continued his heroics scoring in the fourth round of the shootout to put the Everblades out of reach for the victory. Jason Missiaen earns the win stopping 26 of 29 shots, while Pat Nagle takes the loss stopping 39 of 42 shots.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.. at Germain Arena. Saturday's game is Military Night. The team will be wearing military themed jerseys which will be auctioned off following Saturday's game. All of the proceeds will benefit the National Coalition for Patriots (NCFP). Fans can purchase a $17 tickets for $14 with a dollar of that ticket being donated to NCFP. The McDonald's Tailgate Party start at 5:00 p.m. with live music from One Night Rodeo and bounce houses for the kids.

To purchase game tickets stop by any Ticketmaster outlet, or the Capital Bank Box Office at Germain Arena. The Capital Bank Box Office is open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Fans may also call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, or order online at www.ticketmaster.com

Group ticket packages are also available! Call the Everblades hockey headquarters at 239-948-7825 to order your seats. For upcoming events at Germain Arena, visit their website at www.germainarena.com .

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