PENSACOLA, FLA. — Before a festive crowd of 6,241, the Ice Flyers earned a crucial win Saturday night in a thrilling shootout victory.
Ivan Bondarenko opened the scoring just 29 seconds into the game with his second goal of the weekend.
Roanoke’s Bryce Martin evened the score later in the first period, beating a sprawled-out Brody Claeys.
The second period saw no scoring but plenty of action, as Ice Flyers’ Sam Dabrowski and Roanoke’s John MacDonald energized the crowd with a fight.
Carson Gallagher put the Rail Yard Dawgs ahead 5 minutes into the third period.
Late in the third, Sam Dabrowski capitalized on a Roanoke tripping penalty, redirecting a shot from Eimantas Noreika to tie the game.
With neither team able to score in the remaining minutes, the game headed to overtime.
Despite being outshot 5-0 in overtime, the Ice Flyers forced a shootout.
The Ice Flyers dominated the shootout as Tim Faulkner and Cayden Cahill both found the back of the net. Goalie Brody Claeys stonewalled all four of Roanoke’s attempts, securing the victory before the energetic crowd.
Fans can bid on autographed goal pucks from this weekend on dash.
With Ice Flyers’ match report
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