Newfoundland Growlers (42-19-2-0) vs. Florida Everblades (34-19-4-4) Friday, March 24 – Estero, Florida
OFFICIAL GAME SHEETGame Story
The Newfoundland Growlers bounced back from their midweek defeat to take down the Florida Everblades 3-0 on Friday night at Hertz Arena.
Isaac Johnson opened the scoring on a breakaway for Newfoundland with 5:34 left in the first period before Taylor Egan scored exactly one minute later to give the Growlers a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.
Dryden McKay remained perfect through 40 minutes as Newfoundland stayed up 2-0 after the 2nd despite being outshot 22-10 through two periods of play.
Johnson sealed it with a late empty netter while McKay made 37 saves for his first professional shutout to secure a 3-0 Newfoundland win.
Quick Hits
- Jonny Tychonick made his professional debut in this one.
- Dryden McKay made 37 saves in the shutout victory.
- These two teams finish their series on Saturday night at 8:30pm NL time.
Three Stars:
1. NFL - D. McKay2. NFL - I. Johnson3. NFL - T. Egan