Greenville, SC. – The Florida Everblades suffered their first loss of the season on Friday night as they fell 5-4 to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. This high scoring, physical battle produced nine penalties and nine goals.
 
The first period of this one saw the Everblades concede the first goal for the second consecutive game. Blake Bennett potted a power play goal as he snuck behind the defense and beat Cam Johnson with a one-timer. Greenville outshot Florida 9-5 in this frame.
 
In period 2, the game opened up, mustering up seven penalties and six goals. Just a minute and 13 seconds into the period, Jordan Sambrook blasted a shot from the right circle past goaltender Mattias Sholl to tie the game at one. Then, the Swamp Rabbits poured on the pressure. Mike O’Leary had a shot bounce off of his skate and in just 47 seconds before Chaz Smedsrud brought the score to 3-1. 9:12 into the second period, Greenville added another one on the powerplay as Ryan O’Hara buried his third goal of the year.
 
The action in this period was far from over. The Everblades found their response. Two minutes and 45 seconds later, Tiernan Shoudy fired a one-timer past Sholl to grab his first as an Everblade. Then, with just under five minutes to go in the frame, Devon Paliani kept his hot-streak going with a five on three goal to bring the score to 4-3. 
 
Early in the third period, Florida completed the comeback as Isaac Nurse wired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Sholl to tie the game at four. With just over eight minutes to go in regulation, Blake Bennett scored his second of the game to deliver the final blow for Greenville. Florida outshot the Swamp Rabbits 12-5 in the third period to bring the shots to 28-28 for the game.
 
Jordan Sambrook and Tiernan Shoudy each had two points and Shoudy was a plus three on the night. The Everblades went one for five on the power play as Greenville went two for five.
 
Florida will shift their focus to the rematch tomorrow, October 31 at 2:05 p.m. back in Greenville.   

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BLADES BITS
 
Devon Paliani and Broten Sabo extended their point streaks to five games.
 
Greenville was the first team to score multiple power play goals against the Blades since the kelly Cup Finals.

Florida has now lost three straight games in Greenville.

Friday’s Gamesheet

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