Seals Slip to Slammers, 5-3
January 17, 2004 - SPHL (SPHL)
Florida Seals News Release
Orlando â Alabama goaltender Jamie Ronayne made 52 saves to lift the Alabama Slammers to a 5-3 win over the Orlando Seals Saturday night at the TD Waterhouse Centre. Jason Elders was the high scorer for the Seals with 2 points (1g, 1 a).
Elders gave Orlando a 1-0 lead 2:25 into the game, batting home the rebound off a Brad Federenko shot. Federenko chipped the puck on goal after being tripped in front of the net. Elders collected the loose puck for his 13th goal of the season.
B.J. Stephens made it 2-0 for the Seals just over 3 minutes later when he backhanded a shot from the top of the crease past Ronayne for his team-leading 19th goal of the season.
Alabama came storming back in the second half of the first, getting goals from Chad Peck and Jeff Coulter to send the teams into intermission tied 2-2.
In the second frame, the Slammers took a 3-2 lead on Doug Lawrence's 16th of the season 6 minutes, 4 seconds into the period.
Joe Urbanik tied the game for Orlando on the power play, deflecting Mike Fournier's slapper from the point at 9:33 of the second. It was the second goal in as many games for the Seals forward, who snapped a five-game goal-scoring drought Thursday against Lakeland.
Alabama countered once again to reclaim the lead at 13:04 of the middle frame. Ryan Prentice wristed a shot through the five-hole after an Orlando defensive-end turnover for his team-leading 18th goal of the season. Alabama carried the 4-3 lead into the locker room, despite being out-shot 16-9 in the period.
The Seals could not muster another goal, even with a 55-34 edge in shots, the highest shot total this season for Orlando, topping Thursday's 54-shot performance against Lakeland.
The Seals are off for an entire week before hitting the road for a game in Miami Saturday and then in Jacksonville on Sunday. Orlando returns to home ice Wednesday, January 28, for a 7:05 faceoff with the Macon Trax. All Seals game can be heard at www.IRN.FM.
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