Goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick stopped all 10 saves he faced in his Everblades debut. With Blades down a man, forward Michael Neville saw an opportunity to get Florida within two goals. The visiting Everblades outshot the Gladiators 32-29, including a 10-7 edge in the 2nd period and an 8-6 in the final frame.
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
11:26 Atlanta K. Oliver 1 PP (C. Sylvester, D. Topatigh)
12:54 Atlanta R. Vitelli 1 PP (G. Guertler, M. Pelech)
14:56 Atlanta B. Schultz 1 (D. Topatigh, M. Pelech)
2nd Period
5:27 Atlanta G. Guertler 1 (T. Davison, K. Kielly)
17:13 Florida R. Carpenter 1 (L. Kälble, J. Pendenza)
3rd Period
16:04 Florida M. Neville 1 (L. Koper, B. Hickey)
GOALTENDERS
Atlanta – Tyler Parks, 30 Saves
Florida – Cam Johnson, 15 Saves
Evan Fitzpatrick, 10 Saves
TEAM STATISTICS
Shots on Goal – Atlanta 29, Florida 32
Power Plays – Atlanta 2/8, Florida 0/6
Shorthanded Goals – Atlanta 0, Florida 1
Penalties (Minutes) – Atlanta 9 (21), Florida 11 (25)
The Florida Everblades will return to Gas South Arena tomorrow, Saturday, October 22 against their ECHL South Division rival Atlanta Gladiators. The second of back-to-back contests in the Peachtree State, the Blades are looking for revenge after falling 4-2 on Friday night.
Following the trip up I-75, the Blades will raise the 2021-22 Kelly Cup Championship Banner on Saturday, October 29 as the Jacksonville Icemen skate into Hertz Arena for the home opener.
With Florida Everblades release
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