ESTERO, Fla. – Craig Needham’s second goal of the game 3:41 into overtime gave the Florida Everblades a 2-1 win in Game 3 of the Kelly Cup Finals on Wednesday in front of 6,570 fans at Hertz Arena. Kansas City leads the series 2 games to 1.
For the third consecutive game, Kansas City scored first 2:55 into the second period. Nolan Sullivan fed Casey Carreau in the left-wing circle, and he one-timed a shot past Cam Johnson for his third goal of the playoffs.
Florida pulled even with a shorthanded tally at 13:09 of the third period. Oliver Chau’s shot from the left-wing circle was stopped by Jack LaFontaine, but Needham crashed the net and put the rebound home for his third postseason goal.
Game 4 is set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Hertz Arena. Catch all of the action live by logging on to FloHockey.
2026 Kelly Cup Finals
Game 1 – Florida 0 at KANSAS CITY 6
Game 2 – Florida 2 at KANSAS CITY 5
Game 3 – Kansas City 1 at FLORIDA 2 (OT)
Game 4 – Friday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Florida
Game 5 – Saturday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Florida (If Necessary)
Game 6 – Monday, June 15 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Kansas City (If Necessary)
Game 7 – Wednesday, June 17 at 7:05 p.m. CT at Kansas City (If Necessary)
