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Turning point: Tyler Irvine scored the opening goal of the first period at 9:13 and the Florida Everblades led the rest of the way. He beat the Jacksonville Icemen 5-2 in Monday night’s Game 6 and was eliminated in the second round of the ECHL’s Kelly Cup playoffs. at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Three stars: 1. Irvine, Florida (three goals). 2. Cam Johnson, Florida (17 saves). 3. Ara Nazarian, Jacksonville (one goal).
Penalty box: After Nazarian’s goal had given Jacksonville hope late in the second period, Irvine scored a comeback at the 11:19 mark of the third period. He came out of the box as his high-catch minor expired, latched on to Levko Koper’s pass and scored his second to give the Everblades a 3-1 lead.
Around the ice rink: Derek Lodermeier scored for Jacksonville a minute and a half into the game, but Florida put the game away with empty netters from Koper and Irvine. … Goalie Parker Gahagen stopped 23 shots for the Icemen. … Christopher Brown assisted on both Jacksonville goals. … Cole Moberg also scored for the Everblades in the second period, his first. … The visiting team won five of the six games in the series.
Next: The Icemen’s season is over, while the Everblades advance to the Eastern Conference Finals in Friday’s first game against the Newfoundland Growlers.
Times-Union
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