ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Solar Bears Edged out 3-2 by Komets

Published on January 6, 2013 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Fort Wayne, IN - The Solar Bears got their second-straight 39 save performance, this time from G Hannu Toivonen, but fell 3-2 to the Fort Wayne Komets at the Memorial Coliseum on Sunday evening.

C Brett Smith kicked off the scoring for Fort Wayne, notching a marker 5:46 into the first period. Smith's shot found it's way through some traffic and after changing direction, it trickled over the goal line to give the Komets the 1-0 lead. It was the only goal scored in the opening period.

Late in the middle stanza, the Solar Bears evened up the score at 1-1. While on a 5-on-3 power play, D Bryce Lampman one-timed a pass from D Michael Wilson past Komets G Marco Cousineau with 4:37 left in the period. Fort Wayne answered before the end of the frame, when LW Garrett Klotz found a loose puck right in front of the net and lifted it into the top corner of the net for a power play goal with just 49 seconds left, giving the Komets a 2-1 lead heading into the third.

Just over six minutes into the final period, Fort Wayne extended their lead to 3-1. RW Brandon Marino pushed a puck into the crease and C Corey Elkins knocked it home to give the Komets the two-goal lead. Orlando answered with their second power play goal of the game, as D Michael Wilson fired a shot from the top of the slot into the top right corner of the net at 11:18 of the frame. Marino had a chance to put Fort Wayne back up by two when he was awarded a penalty shot with 2:52 left in the contest, but he was denied by Toivonen. The Solar Bears earned a power play chance with six seconds left in the period, but it wasn't enough as the Komets held on for the 3-2 win.

Three Stars: 1. B. Smith (FW); 2. N. Schaus (FW); 3. M. Cousineau (FW)

Power Plays: ORL: 2/6; FW: 1/4

Shots: ORL: 28; TOL: 42

Notes:

Orlando and Fort Wayne came together for the final time this season... The Solar Bears have now had back-to-back 39 save performances from their goaltenders... F Jonathan Juliano and C Lee McClure made their Solar Bears debuts tonight... The penalty shot awarded to RW Brandon Marino of the Fort Wayne Komets was the first time that the Solar Bears have seen a penalty shot either for or against them this season... Orlando has now played 36 games of their 72-game schedule.

Get Tickets:

The Solar Bears are on the road for their next three games and return to the Amway Center to face the Wheeling Nailers on Thursday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19, at 7:00 p.m., and Monday, January 21, for a special holiday start time of 3:00 p.m. Good seats are still available. Visit www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com.

The Orlando Solar Bears, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and AHL's Houston Aeros, play all of their home games at the 2012 Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year, the Amway Center.

Individual tickets for all regular season home games are on sale beginning as low as $15. To purchase your tickets, please visit www.OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com or the Amway Center Box Office.

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