TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — Evan Cormier made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Savannah Ghost Pirates, proud ECHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers, defeated the Trois-Rivières Lions 4–0 on Saturday afternoon. The victory also marked a milestone for head coach Jared Staal, who became the all-time wins leader in Ghost Pirates history.

Savannah opened the scoring 7:15 into the game when Liam Walsh buried a rebound from the right side following a blocked shot by Keaton Pehrson to give the Ghost Pirates a 1–0 lead. Cole Krygier recorded the secondary assist on the play.

The Ghost Pirates doubled their advantage later in the first period as Riley Hughes converted on a rebound in front of the net with 7:34 remaining. Cristophe Tellier and Dennis Cesana picked up the assists on the goal.

Savannah added to its lead 8:14 into the second period immediately after killing a penalty. Nicholas Zabaneh found Cesana cutting to the front of the net, where he finished with a backhand to make it 3–0.

The scoring was capped 3:28 into the third period when Cole Krygier tipped home a shot from Bryce Brodzinski, extending the lead to 4–0. Tellier earned the secondary assist.

Savannah held on through the remainder of the contest, including successfully killing part of a major penalty in the third period.

Cormier was perfect in goal, while Vincent Duplessis stopped 24 of 28 shots for Trois-Rivières.