Mavs finish up their 3 game weekend against the league leading Florida Everblades. Adam Carlson gets the start for the 2nd night in a row. Eric Freschi plays in his first game back since his 2 game suspension. Mark Cooper finds the back of the net for the Mavs 11 seconds into their 2nd power play. Their 1-0 lead holds through the first 20 minutes.
John Schiavo scores a goal off the rebound about 3/4 of the way through the 2nd period. A heads up play and a quick release sealed that one beautifully. Florida finally answers back as they sneak one past Carlson on the wraparound. The period ends with Mavs leading in shots 17-15 and leading on the scoreboard 2-1.
The Everblades tie the game shortly into the 3rd on a shot that barely touches the shooter's stick but has just enough movement on it to crawl past the left pad of Carlson. Shortly after, Jared VanWormer is sent to the box for tripping. The Mavs energy visibly starts to deflate but they bounce back after the penalty expires. The Mavs get a power play of their own and let the Everblades get out on a rush. They stop that one and in attempt to clear it a player throws a puck at the net from the blue line and it bleakly slides in. 2 goals this period off of shots with no velocity behind them. Troy Donnay tries a shot that rings off the post that ended up being one of the best opportunities in that period. They go the rest of the time looking for an equalizer and get a power play with 37 seconds to go. With the empty net they had a 6 on 4 chance but do not get any shots on net. They fall 3-2, being swept in their 3 game weekend.
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