JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Everblades surrendered three second-period goals and were unable to recover, dropping a 7-3 loss to the Jacksonville Icemen Wednesday night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
The South Division rivals alternated goals in the first period, with the teams ending up knotted at 2-2 after 20 minutes. Brad Morrison struck just 52 seconds after the opening whistle for his first goal as an Everblade, while Xavier Cormier collected his fifth of the season at the 9:24 mark.
Jacksonville opened up a 5-2 lead with three goals in the second period, collecting an even-strength goal, a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal.
Following a quick tally in the opening minute of the third period that put the Icemen ahead 6-2, the Everblades snapped a string of five-straight goals by the Icemen thanks to a shorthanded goal by Joe Pendenza at 5:59 of the final frame. With an assist on the Blades’ final goal of the match, Morrison notched his first two-point performance in just his second game with the team.
The Icemen closed out the scoring at 7-2 with a second power-play goal with just under two minutes left on the clock.
The four-game road trip continues on Friday with the first of a three-in-three stretch in the state of South Carolina. First up for the Everblades will be a 7:00 p.m. matchup against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
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