JACKSONVILLE, FLA – The Florida Everblades (32-13-0-2) were quieted for the second game in a row by the Jacksonville Icemen (18-18-3-3), and the Icemen won by a margin of 4-1. Jacksonville forward Abbott Girduckis netted a hat trick, and goaltender Charles Williams made 28 saves to lead the Icemen to the victory.
FIRST STAR: Abbott Girduckis (JAX) – three goals, plus-3, three shots
SECOND STAR: Charles Williams (JAX) – 28 saves on 29 shots
THIRD STAR: Wacey Rabbit (JAX) – two assists, plus-2, five shots
Jacksonville broke open the scoring for the third game in a row when forward Derek Lodermeier saw open ice and netted the goal after the puck was partially stopped by Blades netminder Devin Cooley at the 13:53 mark. The Blades failed to get on the board after registering 12 shots in the first.
Nearly mid-way through the second period, the Icemen doubled up the Everblades when defenseman Jason Binkley found Abbott Girduckis in front of the net at 9:49.
Florida finally hit the back of the net just two minutes into the third period. Forward Michael Huntebrinker found a lonely Jordan Sambrook near the blue line, and he hammered a one-timer that Max Cook deflected in to bring the score to 2-1 at 2:06.
With eight minutes left, the Icemen capitalized on the power play when Girduckis cleaned up a rebound to bring their lead back to two at 12:04. Just a few minutes later, Girduckis secured another rebound goal to put Jacksonville up 4-1 at 15:58.
The Everblades and Icemen will meet for the final game of the weekend in Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Follow us on Twitter @prohockeynews
You must be logged in to post a comment.