Jacksonville Icemen drop overtime loss to division leaders
An overtime loss to the Florida Everblades on Thursday left the Jacksonville Icemen with five points to make up late in the playoff race.
Turning point: Cole Moberg scored 1:29 into overtime as the Florida Everblades handed the Jacksonville Icemen a 3-2 overtime loss in ECHL hockey on April 2 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Three stars : 1. Moberg, Florida (one goal).
2. Jed Pietila, Jacksonville (one goal, one assist). 3.
Ross MacDougall, Florida (one goal). Penalty box: Each team scored on the power play, with Anthony Romano pushing the Everblades (44-13-6-3) in front in the first period and David Jankowski giving the Icemen (26-30-8-1) a temporary lead in the third period. Around the rink: Cam Johnson recorded 33 saves for the division-leading Everblades.
… Topias Leinonen made 28 saves for Jacksonville. … The overtime loss leaves the Icemen five points behind the fourth-place Savannah Ghost Pirates with seven games remaining in the ECHL season. Up next: The Icemen conclude the Thursday-Friday-Saturday home series at 7 p.