GAME NOTESJacksonville Icemen vs. Orlando Solar BearsSaturday, January 18, 2020 at Jacksonville, Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena Home Game #10Referee: Carter Sandlak (#35) Linesmen: Cole Ruwe (#42) & Ross Crimaldi (#80)Game Broadcast: www.mixlr.com/jaxicemen & ECHL.TVTicket Information: Game is SOLD OUT
About Today’s Game: Tonight’s ECHL South Division match-up features the Jacksonville Icemen and the Orlando Solar Bears at a sold out Veterans Memorial Arena. Orlando has taken all six meetings this season against Jacksonville. Three of the head-to-head meetings have been decided by one goal. However, three of Orlando’s six wins have been shutout victories. A big two points in the South Division are on the line tonight. Heading into tonight’s action, Orlando holds an eight-point leads over the Icemen for the fourth and final playoff position in the South Division.
Series History: Tonight’s game marks the seventh of 11 meetings between the two teams this season. Orlando leads the season series 6-0-0 while also leading the All-Time series 22-3-1-0.
About the Icemen: Emerson Clark leads the Icemen in scoring against Orlando this season with three points….Ten of the Icemen’s 12 wins have come in games in which they scored first….Jacksonville is 8-0-0 when leading after two periods.
About the Solar Bears: Goaltender Clint Windsor is the likely start this evening. Windsor has recorded two shutouts, a 0.033 goals-against-average and a .988 save percentage in three meetings with the Icemen this season…..Forward Alexey Lipanov has been Orlando’s leading scorer against Jacksonville prior to his recent reassignment to the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch. With Lipanov unavailable, Orlando will lean on Johno May who has four points (3g,1a) in five games against Jacksonville.
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