Re-Cap: Everblades vs. Cyclones (12/3/10)

The Everblades have been rolling along on this road trip, and have managed to put together a four game win streak. They've defeated some of the most offensively dominant teams in the ECHL. Cyclones players aren't really making a mark in the stat categories, but they have been playing some good hockey lately.

Oh, yeah, they kind of won the Kelly cup last season.

(There was some crazy issue with the radio feed, I ended up listening to the Cyclones feed of the game from the middle of the second in)

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All that aside, the Blades have been playing some good hockey lately, and have been very dominant. That didn't stop the Cyclones from notching the first goal of the game. They managed to hold the Blades off for quite awhile. Around the 12:00 mark Jared Staal evened things up with his second goal of the year. Francis Lemieux gave the Blades the go ahead goal, his eigth of the year, at the 18:47 mark. The final score at the end of the first was 2-1. For the first time in a long time, the Blades actually led the SOG 13-7.

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The Blades opened up the period right, thanks to Mike McKenzie who notched his seventh goal of the year at the 1:43 mark to make it 3-1. At that point the Cyclones woke up started to really put on the pressure. it paid off when they were able to get one past goalie Bobby Goepfert to make it 3-2 nine minutes into the game. The Cyclones continued the pressure, but Goepfert stayed strong, and the Blades saw the period end with them still up 3-2 on the Cyclones.

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The Cyclones continued the pressure. It really looked like they were going to get a chance.

Then they called a penalty for holding the stick on the Cyclones. The Blades had the one man advantage for the first time all night. You read that right. The Blades didn't get a real power play (incidental penalty 4 on 4's don't count) until the third.

One of the best power plays went on the attack and you better believe they converted.

Mike McKenzie got his eighth goal of the year, and had his third two goal game.


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The Cyclones just couldn't get it back and the Everblades earned their fifth straight win. The final score was 4-2. You can see the score sheet here.

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Some thoughts:
- How awesome is it to see guys stepping up in Alex Imbeault's absence? Can you believe what's going to happen when he gets back?
- I'm thinking McKenzies little drought in the first couple of games of the season was him giving all the other players a head start. So nice of him.
- Mitch Fadden is an assist machine. Not sure how long his point streak has been, but it's getting up there.
- Same old same old for the last few games. Beasty goalies, Amazing forwards, solid defensemen.
- The Blades are now tied with Gladiators in points, and one behind the league leading Road Warriors.
- The top three teams in the entire ECHL? All South division teams. Methinks whiny Cincinnati radio broadcasters need to worry less about the lack of physicality in the South.