SOLAR BEARS POWER PLAY SPOILS TEDDY BEAR TOSS NIGHT

ESTERO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears scored four power play goals to spoil the Florida Everblades Teddy Bear Toss Night with a 5-1 win.

Orlando had seven power plays in the game, including two extended five-on-threes. Florida only had one man advantage in the match.

Nick Lappin scored in the second period to send the teddy bears on to the ice in front of a sellout crowd of 7,450, but it would be the only goal the Everblades would get all night. It was Florida’s largest crowd of the season.

The loss ends a two-game winning streak for Florida and is their third loss against the Solar Bears this season. Orlando is the only team Florida has a negative record against so far this season.

The four-game homestand continues at Hertz Arena on Wednesday, December 21 as the Everblades and Solar Bears will square off once again at 7:30 p.m. in the third of five meetings between the two teams in December.

SCORING SUMMARY – Click for full box score   1st Period2:22 Orlando C. Ordoobadi 3 PP (T. Feist, L. McInnis)4:29 Orlando B. Guy 3 PP (M. Brodzinski, G. Mismash)5:32 Orlando T. Langan 3 PP (R. Olsson, L. McInnis)2nd Period10:23 Orlando T. Bird 6 (Unassisted)12:09 Florida N. Lappin 3 (J. Pendenza, L. Kälble)3rd Period10:47 Orlando R. Olsson 7 PP (M. Foget, M. Cajkovic)GOALTENDERSOrlando – Ben Barone 36 SavesFlorida – Cam Johnson 17 SavesTEAM STATISTICSShots on Goal – Orlando 22, Florida 37Power Plays – Orlando 4-7, Florida 0-1Shorthanded Goals – Orlando 0, Florida 0Penalties (Minutes) – Orlando 4 (8), Florida 11 (30)

NEWS AND NOTES

• Saturday’s Teddy Bear Toss sellout crowd of 7,450 was the third sellout crowd of more than 7,000 to watch a game at Hertz Arena this season. The season’s largest crowd had been 7,395 versus Jacksonville on October 29, while the Blades also packed in 7,315 spectators for the November 19 contest against Atlanta.  
• Nick Lappin scored a goal for the third-straight game, giving him three goals and two assists over that span.  
• With assists on Lappin’s second-period goal, Joe Pendenza collected an assist in each of the Blades’ last seven home games, while Lukas Kälble has three helpers over his last three contests.  
• The Everblades outshot the Solar Bears 37-22, the third time this season that the good guys outshot the opposition by 15 or more.  
• With the setback, the Everblades dropped to 1-2-1 versus Orlando in 2022-23, while seeing a five-game home winning streak draw to a close. Even with the loss, the Blades have assembled an 8-2-1-1 record over the past 12 contests.   
• Cam Johnson saw his five-game winning streak come to an end, while his home record slipped to 7-2.  
• Each of Orlando’s three first-period goals came on the power play and were the third goal of the season for the three respective goal scorers. The Everblades allowed four power play goals for the first time since December 5, 2014.  
• The Everblades have allowed multiple first-period goals in four straight games, after allowing no more than one goal in the opening frame for eight straight contests.   

NEXT GAME 

The Everblades will host the Solar Bears once again at Hertz Arena on Wednesday, December 21 at 7:30 p.m. the second of three matchups between the teams in an eight-day stretch. The mid-week battle will feature the popular Hump Day Deals with $3.00 Bud Light drafts and $3.00 hot dogs. With a college ID, enjoy discounted tickets by placing your order HERE. All holiday games are brought to Everblades fans by Christmas Tree Shops.

Looking ahead to Friday, December 23, the Blades and the Jacksonville Icemen will face off at Hertz Arena at 7:30 p.m. Fans can take advantage of the popular 239 Friday Deals and pick up two tickets, two programs and two orders of cheesecake chimmies for the extra special price of $39! In addition, kids 12 and under can eat free at Breakaway Sports Pub. while all fans will receive a magnet schedule, courtesy of Christmas Tree Shops. All holiday games are brought to Everblades fans by Christmas Tree Shops.

Be sure and catch all the action on FloHockey.TV. Listen to the exciting game action on ESPN Southwest Florida on 770 AM, 98.1 FM, 104.3 FM and online at https://espnswfl.com or Mixlr at https://everblades.mixlr.com.

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