ESTERO, FL - The South Carolina Stingrays earned a 4-3 South Division win over the Florida Everblades in a back-and-forth matchup on Friday night at Hertz Arena.
South Carolina handed Florida its first regulation loss at home in more than nine months. Patrick Thomas made an instant impact in his first game back with the Stingrays, recording a goal and an assist.
Six minutes into the first period, Florida’s Tiernan Shoudy broke into the Stingrays’ zone on a 2-on-1 and fed Cole Moberg, who scored the opening goal. With eight minutes left in the period, Alex Gaffney broke away and beat Florida goaltender Cam Johnson through the five-hole to tie the game at 1-1.
Early in the second period, just after a South Carolina power play expired, Cam Morrison fed Jaylen Luypen, who cashed in to give the Stingrays their first lead of the night. Midway through the period, after a flurry of penalties on both sides, Florida’s Dalton Duhart tied the game at two. Less than two minutes later, Devon Paliani set up Jesse Lansdell for a goal that put the Everblades back in front, 3-2.
With five minutes left in the middle frame, Thomas deflected a point shot from Aidan Hreschuk past Johnson to even the game at three. In the final minute of the period, Zack Andrusiak finished a centering feed to put South Carolina back in front, 4-3, entering the third.
Midway through the third period, Florida had a chance to tie the game, but Luke Prokop tipped a shot away at the goal line to keep the Stingrays ahead. With less than a minute remaining, South Carolina was called for hooking, giving Florida a 6-on-4 with its goaltender pulled. A Florida penalty in the final seconds ended the push, and the Stingrays held on for the 4-3 win.
The teams meet again Saturday night at Hertz Arena, with puck drop at 7:00 p.m.
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