With only 51 seconds left in a tie game, the Solar Bears were able to bury a loose puck to win a nail-biter in Orlando. After a scoreless second, Kris Newbury was given Jacksonville's first penalty shot of the season and fired a quick shot past Corbin Boes to tie the game at 7:16 in the third. Jacksonville didn't have time to answer the last minute goal by Orlando, dropping the first game of an eleven game road stint. FINAL: Jacksonville 2 – Orlando 3
| SCORING | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SHOTS | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Orlando | 16 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| Jacksonville | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| PP | PIMS | |
| Orlando | 1 / 6 | 12 min / 7 inf |
| Jacksonville | 0 / 4 | 26 min / 9 inf |
| Pd | Team | Time | Goal, Assists | Type |
| 1st | ORL | 8:25 | Spencer (McAuley, Monfredo) | |
| 1st | ORL | 12:08 | Donaghey (Brodzinski, McAuley) | PP |
| 1st | JAX | 14:04 | Fortier (Lalancette, Cederholm) | |
| 3rd | JAX | 7:16 | Newbury | PS |
| 3rd | ORL | 19:09 | McAuley (Olson, Foget) |
Three Stars1. ORL - McAuley2. ORL - Donaghey3. ORL - BoesIce Cubes--Tanner Jaillet stopped 41 shots in the loss.--Maxime Fortier has seven points (3G, 4A) in his last four games, while Kris Newbury has six (4G, 2A).--Tonight was game one of an 11-game, four-week road stint for Jacksonville.--The Icemen are 0-7-0 on the road when held to two goals or fewer.Next Game(s)Friday, January 4 at Newfoundland
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