ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

Third Period Sinks Solar Bears in 6-2 Loss

Published on December 21, 2012 under ECHL (ECHL)
Orlando Solar Bears News Release


Estero, FL - Three Everblades goals in the third period doomed Orlando to a 6-2 loss to the Florida Everblades at the Germain Arena on Friday night.

The Everblades kicked off the scoring less than five minutes into the game. C David Rutherford's shot was kicked away by G Hannu Toivonen, but F Mathieu Roy fired the rebound into the top left corner of the net to give Florida a 1-0 lead. F Ryan Reaves answered for the Solar Bears at 6:28, gathering up a rebound on a shot from D Bryce Lampman and knocking it home to even the score at 1-1 with the power play goal. Florida regained their lead before the end of the frame, however, with a power play goal on a wrist shot from D Bobby Raymond with 6:14 remaining as the Everblades held a 2-1 lead after one period.

Orlando tied the contest 12:50 into the second stanza. Immediately after a Solar Bears power play, D Derek Martin flipped a pass to F C.J. Severyn, who batted the puck out of mid-air and into the back of the net to even the score at 2-2. However, with just 36 seconds left in the period, a shot from F Corey Trivino was stopped by Toivonen, but bounced off the skates of a Solar Bears defenseman and rolled into the back of the net to allow Florida to take a 3-2 lead into the third.

The final frame belonged to the Everblades, as they struck for three goals in the third. LW Alex Hutchings knocked home a rebound at 10:26 to put Florida up 4-2,and Roy collected his second goal of the night when he slammed a rebound through the pads of Toivonen at 15:28. D Mark Stuart finished off the scoring with 1:14 left in the contest when he fired a one-timer just inside the left goal post for the game's final 6-2 score.

Three Stars: 1. D. Rutherford (FLA); 2. M. Roy (FLA); 3. A. Hutchings (FLA)

Power Plays: ORL: 1/4; FLA: 1/2

Shots: ORL: 36; FLA: 30

Notes:

D Derek Martin picked up his first point of the year with an assist in the second period... The Solar Bears have now scored at least one power play goal for three straight games... Orlando has previously won three straight games against the Everblades... C Mathew Sisca was held without a point against the Everblades for the first time all year. He has 11 points (4g, 7a) in six games against Florida.

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Orlando plays one more game away from home before returning to the Amway Center for back-to-back contests against the Florida Everblades on Thursday, December 27, and Friday, December 28. Both games begin at 7:00 p.m. Good seats are still available. Visit OrlandoSolarBearsHockey.com.

The Orlando Solar Bears, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild and AHL's Houston Aeros, are in their Out of Hibernation and 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 now 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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