ECHL: Chau’s Two Goal Performance Leads Everblades Past Icemen, 3-2
By MIKE BONTS, Jax Sports News JACKSONVILLE - Oliver Chau scored twice to lead Florida (15-3-1) to a 3-2 ECHL victory over Jacksonville (10-6-2) at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Thursday night. It was the first of three straight meetings between the Everblades and Icemen. The in-state rivals played a scoreless first period. After 20 minutes, the contest saw its first intermission with the Icemen outshooting the Blades 11-9. Chau’s unassisted tally gave Florida a 1-0 lead just 32 seconds into the second stanza. Davis Koch’s fifth lamplighter of the season off a rebound save by Cam Johnson evened the game for Jacksonville with assists from Brendan Harris and Carter Allen. Jesse Lansdell put the Everblades back in front, assisted by Kyle Betts and Jordan Sambrook. Jacksonville captain Christopher Brown knotted the score again on another rebound, assisted by Harris and Koch. The Icemen entered the game third on the penalty kill at home at 91.4 percent, but Florida found the back of ...