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Solar Bears lose special teams battle to Beast

Sunday, January 5th
Solar Bears lose special teams battle to Beast

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orlando Solar Bears (13-14-4-1) managed to overcome a two-goal deficit in the second period, but the special teams of the Brampton Beast (20-12-2-0) accounted for three power-play goals and two shorthanded tallies to lift the visitors to a 7-3 decision on Sunday afternoon at the Jewett Orthopaedic Rink at Amway Center.

Box Score

The Beast took a 2-0 lead in the first period with power-play goals from Dan Leavens (5:42) and David Vallorani (7:44).

Alexey Lipanov got Orlando on the board at 8:13 when he hammered a back-door feed from Jake Coughler past Alex Dubeau for his seventh of the season.

Coughler evened the score at 2-2 at 5:03 of the second period when he knocked his third of the season past Dubeau during a scramble.

The Beast restored the lead when Jordan Henry beat a screened Clint Windsor with a wrist shot from the blue line at 7:34. That goal sparked a three-goal run, as David Pacan (8:44) and Jackson Leef (18:53) scored to close out the frame.

Trevor Olson scored his sixth of the season, a shorthanded goal at 6:24 of the third period to bring the Solar Bears to within two goals of the Beast, but a power-play goal from Francois Beauchemin at 7:21 gave the visitors another three-goal lead. The Solar Bears replaced Windsor in net with Chase Perry, who surrendered the final goal of the game, a shorthanded marker from Erik Bradford at 17:21.

Windsor took the loss with 24 saves on 30 shots against, while Perry made seven stops on eight shots against in relief; Dubeau picked up the win with 37 saves on 40 shots against.

THREE STARS:

  1. David Pacan – BRM
  2. Dan Leavens – BRM
  3. Erik Bradford – BRM  

NOTABLES:

  • Coughler (1g-1a) and Tristin Langan (2a) each had multi-point games for the Solar Bears
  • Chris LeBlanc skated in his 150th career game with the Solar Bears, becoming just the fourth player in team history to reach the milestone; his 153rd game will move him past Mike Monfredo and Scott Tanski for sole possession of second place on the franchise games played list
  • Orlando’s lifetime record against Brampton now stands at 9-1-0-0  

NEXT GAMES:

The Solar Bears open up a six-game road trip when they face the Norfolk Admirals at the Norfolk Scope on Friday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Solar Bears return home to face the Jacksonville Icemen on Thursday, Jan. 23 for a Thirsty Thursday, presented by Coors Light – fans can take advantage of $5 domestic draft beers during the game. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game.

Purchase Single-Game Tickets:

Single-game tickets for all Solar Bears home games are now on sale at the Amway Center box office and TicketmasterCLICK HERE to download the calendar for the 2019-20 season.

Order New Jerseys:

The Orlando Solar Bears will wear new jerseys for the 2019-20 season. Replica jerseys are available for purchase online, with adult sizes available for $149.95 and youth sizes available for $109.95. Fans can visit bit.ly/OSBJerseys to place their order today.

2019-20 Season Ticket Memberships on Sale Now:

Upgrade to Solar Status and become a Season Ticket Member today. Season ticket memberships for the 2019-20 season are now on sale and start as little as $270 – CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

2019-20 Season Presented by XYMOPrint:

The 2019-20 Orlando Solar Bears season is presented by XYMOPrint, Orlando’s digital printing experts. As a special offer, fans who call XYMOPrint at (888) 223-9390 from now until June 15, 2021 and reference the Solar Bears will receive 15% off their first order and a free Orlando Solar Bears poster!

About the Orlando Solar Bears:

The Orlando Solar Bears are the proud affiliate of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and members of the ECHL, the premier “AA” hockey league in North America. In seven seasons of operation, the team has qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs five times. The Solar Bears are owned and operated by the Orlando Magic and the DeVos Family, and play at Amway Center, the 2012 Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year.

Officially licensed Orlando Solar Bears replica team jerseys, apparel, and headwear can be purchased at orlandosolarbearshockey.com/shop.

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