ESTERO, Fla. - The Florida Everblades (8-2-0-0) won their third straight game and took down the Jacksonville Icemen (2-6-1-0) by a final of 4-1 on Wednesday night at Hertz Arena. Levko Koper and Blake Winiecki both posted a goal and an assist, and goaltender Cam Johnson earned his third straight win. 

FIRST STAR: Levko Koper - one goal, one assist

SECOND STAR: Cam Johnson - 31 saves

THIRD STAR: Cameron Hebig - two assists

BOX SCORE

The Blades got to the scoreboard first for the 10th straight game to start the 2020-21 campaign. The scoring started when Levko Koper got his third goal of the season under four minutes into the first period on a centering feed from Lukas Craggs (3:48). 

The Hebig-McCarron-Winiecki line went to work later in the first period with goals from John McCarron (9:13) and Blake Winiecki (16:37).  With assists on both the McCarron and Winiecki goals, Cameron Hebig now has recorded helpers in five straight games.

Florida didn’t save all of their scoring for the first frame. At 3:32 in the second period, Myles Powell delivered a precise backdoor pass to defenseman Logan Roe on a two-on-one. Roe tapped the puck in and notched his first tally of the season to put the Blades up 4-0.

Jacksonville’s Jacob Cederholm got one back for the Icemen at the 3:33 mark in the third period to make it 4-1. It took Jacksonville 21 shots to finally get one behind Cam Johnson. Johnson was spectacular again in net for Florida, stopping 31 of 32 saves and helping hold Jacksonville scoreless on four power-play chances.

The Everblades play next against the Orlando Solar Bears at the Amway Center on Jan. 8. 

The next home game for the Everblades comes next Wednesday, Jan. 13 against the Jacksonville Icemen at Hertz Arena. You can find tickets for the Jan. 13 game against JacksonvilleHERE.

--

JOIN THE FUN 

Become a member of the Blades family by securing a great seat location and big savings with a Blades 365 Membership!

Purchase a new Ticket Package or Flexible Voucher Package for the Blades 2020-21 Season and receive a $20 gift card to Ford’s Garage along with an Everblades tote bag! To view the Blades 365 Membership savings, benefits and options clickHERE.

JOIN THE BROADCASTS

Watch every Everblades on the new home for ECHL hockey at  FloHockey.TV 

Listen to the action on the Everblades Broadcast Network at WJBX News, Talk and More on 104.3 FM, 101.5 FM and AM 770, plus online atwjbxnewstalk.com/

*Note: Friday’s game will be aired on ESPN 99.3 FM and at993espn.com/

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Stay up to date by following the Blades on Social Media with all the latest news, scores and promotions onFacebook,Instagram,LinkedIn,Tiktok, andTwitter.

The Florida Everblades are the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Nashville Predators and the AHL's Milwaukee Admirals

###