Solar Bears Upend Everblades in Series Opener
Published on October 26, 2018 under ECHL (ECHL)
Florida Everblades News Release
Florida Everblades defenseman Patrick McCarron
(Florida Everblades, Credit: Kim Smith)
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Solar Bears scored twice in the first 10 minutes and Martin Ouellette stopped all 28 shots he faced to lead the Solar Bears to a 3-0 win over the Florida Everblades on Friday at Amway Center.
In the first game of a home-and-home series with Orlando (3-3-0-0, 6 PTS), Florida (2-3-0-0, 4 PTS) received a 20-save effort from goaltender Jamie Phillips but couldn't solve Oullette in the first meeting between the two teams this season.
Brent Pedersen opened the scoring, providing the eventual game-winning goal six minutes, 47 seconds into the opening frame. After a turnover behind the Everblades goal line, Mathieu Foget found Pedersen at the top of the 'Blades crease. Pedersen managed to stash the puck past Phillips to make it a 1-0 Orlando lead.
The Solar Bears doubled their lead on a goal just 2:29 later from Brady Shaw. Mitch Hults started the play by winning a puck battle behind the goal line to the left of Phillips. Hults then dished to Shaw at the edge of the right circle, and he beat Phillips with 10:44 left in the first period.
Neither team scored until the waning minutes of the game when Michael Brodzinski potted an empty-net goal with 1:34 to play in regulation.
The Everblades outshot Orlando in both the first and third periods, including a 12-4 edge in shots on goal in the third, and held a 28-23 advantage in shots on goal in the game. But Ouellette turned aside every shot to earn his first shutout of the season.
Phillips has yet to allow more than two goals in any of his three starts this season and didn't yield a goal over the final two periods.
Florida can split the home-and-home series with Orlando when they host the Solar Bears on Saturday night at Hertz Arena at 7 p.m. Single-game tickets start as low as $10.
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