ESTERO, Fla. – The Florida Everblades dropped their game on Valentine’s Day against the visiting Orlando Solar Bears 4-3 in a shootout, on Wednesday.
The Solar Bears jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first period on goals by Alex Frye (9) and Darick Angeli (5). The Everblades stormed back in the second, scoring three goals to take the lead 3-2. Bobo Carpenter (21) got the Everblades on the scoreboard, followed by Will Reilly (5) and Oliver Chau (15). That lead would only last until 1:30 of the third period when Jimmy Mazza (4) tied the game. Neither team would score in the seven-minute overtime period, sending the game to a shootout. Alex Frye and Jesse Jacques scored on their attempts, and Sean Josling was the only Everblade to succeed on his attempt. The 4-3 victory by the Solar Bears moved them into a tie for fourth place in the South Division. Read the full game recap by James Slemp on Inside the Rink.
Check out this photo gallery from Inside the Rink’s Christina Slemp for highlights from the game.
