ESTERO, Fla. – The Savannah Ghost Pirates held on for a narrow 2-1 win over the Florida Everblades in front of 5,781 fans on Wednesday night.
In the first meeting of the season between the two south division rivals, the teams stayed tied at zero in a fast, defensive affair until late in the second period. Faking a drop pass, Will Riedell got himself space in the attacking zone and used it to put his sixth goal of the season off the post and in to open the scoring at 16:29 of the second period.
In the third, the Ghost Pirates extended their lead with Liam Walsh finishing off a rush to extend the lead at 7:37 up to 2-0 with his seventh of the campaign. The Blades got back within one on a power play thanks to Jesse Lansdell bashing home a rebound to make it a one-goal game.
Despite furious last-minute pressure, Florida was unable to tie the game and game one of the season series goes to Savannah. Evan Cormier improved his record to 10-6-1 with a 23-save performance for a win against his former club, while Cam Johnson suffered the loss despite a 20-save night.
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