Two goals by Matt Siddall was not enough to continue a three game winning streak, as the Gwinnett Gladiators lost to the Florida Everblades by a score of 4-2 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. With the win, Florida stretched its own winning streak to six games.
After a scoreless opening stanza, the Gladiators put the first goal on the board 7:29 minutes into the second. After a bevy of penalties for both teams, forward Matt Siddall scored on a four-on-three advantage. Jean-Claude Sawyer passed the puck across right to left, and Siddall put a slapshot past Florida netminder Anton Khudobin for the 1-0 score.
The action quickly heated up midway through the period. Florida tied the game at 10:06. Ernie Hartlieb carried the puck behind the net to the left wing corner, fired a pass in front of the net to Ryan Lang who shot it past Gwinnett goalie Joe Fallon to make the score 1-1.
Florida took the lead at 2-1 just :29 seconds later, Steve McJannett scored his second goal of the season on a rebound opportunity. Matt Auffrey and Peter Metcalf picked up the assists.
Gwinnett scored the equalizer only :18 seconds later. Matt Siddall scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway opportunity to make the score 2-2. The goal was his eighth of the season; Josh Engel and Dirk Southern tallied the assists.
The three goals scored came in a :47 second span, which set a Gladiators team record for shortest time for three goals to be scored by both teams. The previous record was :54 seconds, set on December 10, 2004, against Charlotte.
Kevin Baker scored the eventual game winning goal for Florida with just under two minutes remaining in the second. Mark Lee brought the puck around the net, threw it to Baker on the right boards who put it past Joe Fallon for his 29th goal of the season, which ranks him second for most goals in the league.
Ernie Hartlieb scored 1:33 into the third period, Joe Fallon stopped a wrap-around attempt, but the puck slid to Hartlieb on the left wing side. The goal made the score 4-2, which is how it ended.
Gladiators outshot the Everblades 28-17 on the game.
With the loss, Gwinnett falls to 15-16-0-4, while Florida improves to a division leading 25-8-1-1.
Gwinnett gets a chance for revenge as it continues action January 17, against the Florida Everblades. The game is the annual Teddy Bear Toss.
- www.gwinnettherald.com
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Gwinnett Gladiators Fall to Everblades, 4-2
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