ECHL: Jacksonville Get's Strong Goaltending in 2-1 Win Over Greenville

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Photo by Nancy DeLander Beecher/Florida Sports Wire

By Mike Bonts

JACKSONVILLE (Florida Sports Wire) -- The Jacksonville Icemen (25-29-7-1) continued their ECHL playoff push Sunday afternoon with a much needed 2-1 win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (24-28-7-1) at Veterans Memorial Arena.

The victory has the the Icemen just four points behind Savannah and the fourth playoff spot in the South Division.

Topias Leinonen started in goal for the Icemen. He stopped 19 shots in picking up his second win since joining Jacksonville after seven starts with Rochester of the AHL. 

Will Hillman, put the Icemen on the board in the first period. Tyler Kopff and Taos Jordan pick up the assists on Hillman's 14th goal of the season.

Jacksonville added to their lead in the second on a shorthanded goal by Craig Martin, his 15th of the seaason. David Jankowski got the helper.

Denis Smirnov spoiled the shutout on his 16th tally of the seaaon with 5:50 to play in the game. Patrick Polino and Wade Murphy got the assists.

Rookie Pierce Charleson made 23 saves for the visitors. 

Ghost Pirates Fall 4–3 to Atlanta

The Savannah Ghost Piratesdropped a special teams battle to the Atlanta Gladiators, 4–3, on Sunday afternoon at Enmarket Arena.

Atlanta opened the scoring late in the first period when Carson Denomie forced a turnover and scored from the right side with 39 seconds remaining to make it 1–0 after one.

Savannah answered on the power play 8:18 into the second period as Dennis Cesana found Cristophe Tellier in the slot, where he lifted a shot into the net to tie the game 1–1. Noah Giesbrecht recorded the secondary assist.

The Gladiators responded with a power-play goal of their own moments later when Cody Sylvester set up Isak Walther, who fired a shot into the left corner to give Atlanta a 2–1 lead.

Following an Atlanta match penalty, the Ghost Pirates capitalized to even the score again as Will Riedell’s shot found the back of the net, with assists from Nicholas Zabaneh and Jaxsen Wiebe, making it 2–2.

Atlanta regained the lead late in the period when Mike McNamee scored on the power play with 15 seconds remaining, sending the Gladiators into the intermission ahead 3–2.

Savannah tied the game once more early in the third period as Zabaneh buried the rebound of a Riedell shot just 2:17 into the frame to make it 3–3.

The Gladiators took the lead for good at the 7:16 mark of the third when Joey Cipollone one-timed a shot from the left circle on a 5-on-3 power play to make it 4–3.

T.J. Semptimphelter earned the win for Atlanta, stopping 29 of 32 shots, while Noah Giesbrecht made 21 saves on 25 shots for Savannah.


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