#1 Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. #4 Orlando Solar Bears
Game 1 - 1-0 W OT - (ORL leads series 1-0)
Game 2 - 2-4 L - (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - 2-1 W OT (ORL leads series 2-1)
Game 4 - 3-5 L - (Series Tied 2-2)
Game 5 - 6-5 W OT - (ORL leads series 3-2)
Game 6 - 5-1 W - (ORL wins series 4-2)
#3 Florida Everblades vs. #4 Orlando Solar Bears
Game 1 - 1-5 L - (FLA leads series 1-0)
Game 2 - 3-6 L - (FLA leads series 2-0)
Game 3 - 2-4 L - (FLA leads series 3-0)
Game 4 - 4-2 W - (FLA leads series 3-1)
Game 5 - 2-1 OTL - (FLA wins series 4-1)
Game One: Orlando Solar Bears 1 at Florida Everblades 5 F
The Everblades scored 16 seconds into the hockey game and never looked back winning game one by a 5-1 score. Darik Angeli assisted on the Solar Bears goal to extend his point streak to six straight games.
Game Two: Orlando Solar Bears 3 at Florida Everblades 6 F
In a game that featured 79 penalty minutes and 14 power plays between the two teams, it was another hot start in the first period for the Everblades that did Orlando in. A three-goal deficit is as close as Orlando would get, falling eventually 6-3 in game two. Ben Carroll recorded two assists from the back end, while Jesse Jacques, Kevin Lombardi, and Mitchell Hoelscher filled the net for the Bears.
Game Three: Florida Everblades 4 at Orlando Solar Bears 2 F
Game Three shifted back to Orlando, with the Solar Bears trailing two games to none. For the third straight game, Florida scored first and took a 2-0 lead in the second. Mitchell Hoelscher and Darik Angeli got the Solar Bears to square. Matthew Widman put the Blades back in the lead and Oliver Chau scored an empty net goal to give the Everblades a 4-2 decision.
Game Four: Florida Everblades 2 at Orlando Solar Bears 4 F
Darik Angeli, Jaydon Dureau, and Ben Carroll each recorded two points, as the Solar Bears staved off elimination with a 4-2 win in Game Four at Kia Center. Evan Fitzpatrick made 37 saves for the victory.
Game Five: Florida Everblades 2 vs. Orlando Solar Bears 1 F/OT
The Florida Everblades eliminated the Orlando Solar Bears from playoff contention Saturday night, as the Bears lost their first overtime goal of the playoffs, 2-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 9,049 at Kia Center in Orlando. Mitchell Hoelscher scored the lone goal for Orlando in the final minute of the third period to force overtime, but Robert Carpenter's two goal night propelled the Blades to their third straight division title.
Box Score | Highlights
Game One: Orlando Solar Bears 1 at Greenville Swamp Rabbits 0 F/OT
Goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick shined in a 43-save shutout, and rookie Spencer Kersten scored the only goal of the game at 12:22 of overtime to put the Solar Bears in a 1-0 series lead with a 1-0 win Sunday afternoon in Greenville.
Game Two: Orlando Solar Bears 2 at Greenville Swamp Rabbits 4 F
The Swamp Rabbits finally got to Solar Bears goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick as they broke his shutout streak at 94:44 with an early second period goal. Down by two goals heading into the third period, the Solar Bears fought back with two goals of their own scored by Brayden Low and Spencer Kersten, however the Rabbits regained the lead less than a minute later and didn't look back from there, knocking off the Bears, 4-2.
Game Three: Greenville Swamp Rabbits 1 at Orlando Solar Bears 2 F/OT
The Orlando Solar Bears prevailed in overtime for the second time in this series with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits and took a two games to one series lead Friday night in front of 8,483 at Kia Center in Orlando. After a power play goal for the Swamp Rabbits opened the scoring in the first, Luke Boka tied the game for Orlando in the second. After a scoreless overtime, veteran forward Darik Angeli scored the overtime goal at 12:06.
Game Four: Greenville Swamp Rabbits 5 at Orlando Solar Bears 3 F
Led by two goals and an assists from Tanner Eberle, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits tied their first round series with the Orlando Solar Bears Saturday night with a 5-3 decision in Orlando. Spencer Kersten scored twice for the Solar Bears, who mounted a third period comeback, but fell short.
Game Five: Greenville Swamp Rabbits 5 at Orlando Solar Bears 6 F/OT
Battling back from 3-1, 4-2, and 5-3 deficits, the Orlando Solar Bears won their third game of the series in overtime by a 6-5 score. Brayden Low provided the overtime goal at 1:40 of the extra time. Tyler Bird recorded a goal and an assist, while Marc-Andre Gaudet and Jaydon Dureau each recorded two assists.