Savannah jumped out to a 2-0 lead just six minutes into the game, but that would be all the offense that the Ghost Pirates could muster, as the Everblades (13-4-2-1) scored the final six goals of the contest.
Oliver Chau struck first, putting the Everblades on the board at the 10:22 mark with his team-high seventh goal of the year. Florida trailed 2-1 at the first intermission.
A big second period opened up the game in favor of the Everblades, as three goals in a 5:35 stretch put the defending Kelly Cup champions ahead 4-2. Nine seconds after a Blades’ power-play opportunity expired at the 13:02 mark, Ben Masella knotted the game at 2-2 as a bouncing puck in traffic found its way into the Savannah net.
Then the Blades pulled away. Nolan Kneen (15:12) and Cam Morrison (18:46) opened the Florida lead to 4-2 by the second intermission. Of note, Jake Smith earned one of two assists on Morrison’s goal, stretching his point streak to six games, the first half-dozen games of his Everblades career.
James McEwan and Smith added goals in the first five minutes of the third period to extend the Everblades’ lead to 6-2.
All told, 11 different Everblades picked up at least one point in the contest with Cam Darcy, Smith and Kneed each earning two points.
Johnson earned his ninth victory of the season in goal for the Everblades.
Following a five-day hiatus, the Everblades will open a four-game homestand at Hertz Arena on Wednesday, December 14 as the Orlando Solar Bears skate into town for a 7:30 p.m. matchup, the first of three consecutive games between the Sunshine State rivals.
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