Seals stay alive with Keller's third period goal
Published on April 11, 2006 under SPHL (SPHL)
Florida Seals News Release
Denike Stands Tall In The Win
[KISSIMMEE, Fla.]-The Florida Seals returned home facing elimination and with the win Tuesday night will do it again tomorrow night. Justin Keller's third period, power play goal gave the Seals a 3-1 victory, their first in the President's Cup Finals.
The Seals came out on fire and showed Knoxville they planned to hold off the popping of the champagne. David Deeves threw the puck into the net just 1:23 into the contest as he was being dragged down to the ice. The Seals continued to play a very physical style and send messages to the Ice Bears players.
Knoxville tied the game up when Marcus Forsberg found a rebound goal at the 14:56 mark. It would be the only time Terry Denike would be beaten.
The second period opened up with the Seals shorthanded for nearly four minutes. Denike got unruly near the end of the second period and showed Mike Craigen he was tired of his antics. The Seals killed off the entire Ice Bears' power play, including a 1:23 stretch on a two-man advantage.
As the momentum shifted after the Seals got out of the box, the goalies started to put on a show. Denike made 10 of his 34 saves in the second period while across the way James Ronayne made 15 second period saves, including one with his behind.
After Keller scored the game-winning goal the Seals still had two more minutes of power play time left on the Liam McCarthy spearing call. Knoxville stole the puck in the neutral zone and created a two-on-one shorthanded chance. Craigen found some room alone and thought he was going to tie the game up. But at the 10:36 mark Denike stretched his left pad out to the post and made the save of the Seals' season.
Craig Miller added an empty net goal as time expired to cushion the Seals win. Before the game Knoxville fans were already asking where the celebration would be and what time they would be going to Disney World on Wednesday. Instead, the fans will be forced to return to the Silver Spurs Arena, as the Seals will look to force a game five back in Knoxville Saturday night.
The President's Cup continues Wednesday night with Game Four from the Silver Spurs at 7:35 pm. Fans who can't make the game are invited to tune into Talk Radio 1190 WAMT, www.wamt1190.com or watch the game for a fee at www.livesportsnetwork.com/sphl.
To reserve your playoff tickets with the Seals, call the office at (407) 343-PUCK or go to the Seals website at www.floridaseals.com. All home games can be seen live at www.livesportsnetwork.com/sphl.
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