Langan, Fucale lead Solar Bears to 3-2 win over Icemen

ORLANDO, Fla. – Tristin Langan recorded a three-point night and Zachary Fucale turned aside 40 shots to lead the Orlando Solar Bears (19-16-5-1) to a 3-2 victory over the Jacksonville Icemen (13-22-4-1) on Monday night at the Jewett Orthopaedic Rink at Amway Center, extending Orlando’s win streak to a season-high four games.

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The Icemen started netminder Adam Carlson, but just seven seconds into the game Carlson was assessed a game misconduct for shooting the puck into the spectator area during a stoppage; Jacksonville was forced to replace Carlson with Ben Halford.

Langan factored into all three goals for the Solar Bears, tying the score at 1-1 after Jacksonville’s Alexis D’Aoust put the visitors on the board first at 11:04 of the first period. Langan tallied his 12th of the season at 14:15 when Cody Donaghey received a pass at the right circle from Michael Brodzinski and fed the puck into the crease for Langan to redirect past Halford.

The rookie forward then set up the go-ahead goal at 2:44 of the second period, when he fed the puck into the slot and Jake Coughler redirected the pass behind Halford for his eighth of the season; Tyler Bird received the secondary assist.

Langan capped his three-point outing at 3:28 of the third period when he raced up the left side and flipped a pass to the middle of the ice for a streaking Coughler, who deposited his second of the night in the net to make it 3-1; Brodzinski picked up his second assist of the evening with the secondary helper.

Although Chase Lang scored at 10:21, Fucale turned in a masterful performance– including a highlight-reel glove save on Craig Martin – making 14 stops in the final frame to foil the comeback attempt by the Icemen.

Fucale picked up his eighth win of the year with the victory; Halford took the loss with 33 stops on 36 shots against.

THREE STARS:

1. Tristin Langan – ORL
2. Jake Coughler – ORL
3. Zachary Fucale – ORL  

OTHER NOTABLES:

• Orlando is now 8-1-0-0 against Jacksonville this season
• The Solar Bears are a lifetime 17-0-0-0 at home against the Icemen; Orlando went 6-0-0-0 at home against Jacksonville in 2019-20 and will face the Icemen on the road two more times this season
• With the win, Orlando closes out its home record for the month of January with a 3-1-0-0 performance, and 11-7-1-0 for the season
• Langan’s performance tonight moves him into 10th in the rookie scoring race; he has 30 points (12g-18a) through 38 games, and his plus-minus of +21 ranks first among all first-year forwards and eighth overall in the league; Langan also leads the Solar Bears with eight multi-point games this season
• Fucale has won his last three outings with the Solar Bears dating back to Jan. 19 for his longest win streak of the season; he has recorded a 1.67 goals-against average and a save percentage of .947 over that span
• Brodzinski finished the night with two assists; his first helper was his 50th career assist with Orlando, joining Eric Baier as the second defenseman in team history to record 50 career assists with the club
• Coughler’s performance was the rookie first career multi-goal game; he has scored three game-winners this season, all in the month of January  

NEXT GAMES:

The Solar Bears begin a four-game road trip when they visit the Cincinnati Cyclones on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7:35 p.m. at Heritage Bank Center. The Solar Bears return home to host the South Carolina Stingrays on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. for a Thirsty Thursday, presented by Coors Light, featuring $5 domestic draft beers. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game.

Purchase Single-Game Tickets:

Single-game tickets for all Solar Bears home games are now on sale at the Amway Center box office and Ticketmaster. CLICK HERE to download the calendar for the 2019-20 season.

Order New Jerseys:

The Orlando Solar Bears will wear new jerseys for the 2019-20 season. Replica jerseys are available for purchase online, with adult sizes available for $149.95 and youth sizes available for $109.95. Fans can visit bit.ly/OSBJerseys to place their order today.

2019-20 Season Ticket Memberships on Sale Now:

Upgrade to Solar Status and become a Season Ticket Member today. Season ticket memberships for the 2019-20 season are now on sale and start as little as $270 – CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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About the Orlando Solar Bears:

The Orlando Solar Bears are the proud affiliate of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning and members of the ECHL, the premier “AA” hockey league in North America. In seven seasons of operation, the team has qualified for the Kelly Cup Playoffs five times. The Solar Bears are owned and operated by the Orlando Magic and the DeVos Family, and play at Amway Center, the 2012 Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal Sports Facility of the Year.

Officially licensed Orlando Solar Bears replica team jerseys, apparel, and headwear can be purchased at orlandosolarbearshockey.com/shop.