ESTERO, Fla. – Austin McIlmurray scored twice to send the Orlando Solar Bears (1-1-0-0) to a 4-1 loss to the Florida Everblades (1-0-0-0) in the first of back-to-back preseason games between the South Division foes on Friday night at Hertz Arena.
1st PeriodORL Goal: Joseph Garreffa (2) at 6:23. Assisted by Fabrizio Ricci.FLA Goal: Austin McIlmurray (1) at 13:42. Assisted by Jake Kearley.SHOTS: ORL 12, FLA 13
2nd PeriodSHOTS: ORL 6, FLA 10
3rd PeriodFLA Goal: Blake Winiecki (1) at 3:20. Assisted by Zach Remers.FLA Goal: Xavier Bouchard (1) at 8:59. Assisted by Jordan Sambrook and John McCarron.FLA Goal: Austin McIlmurray (2) at 11:01. Assisted by Levko Koper and Zach Wilkie.SHOTS: ORL 10, FLA 8
GoaltendingORL: Zachary Émond, 27-for-31FLA: Tomas Vomacka, 27-for-28
NOTABLES:
- Joseph Garreffa opened the scoring for Orlando with his second of the preseason.
- Fabrizio Ricci, Dylan Fitze and Ian Parker each received fighting majors for Orlando.
- Cole Moberg led Orlando with five shots on goal.
NEXT GAME: The Solar Bears remain in Estero to conclude their preseason schedule against the Florida Everblades on Saturday, October 23 at 7 p.m. at Hertz Arena.
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