The Savannah Ghost Pirates earned a 2–1 overtime win against the Jacksonville Icemen on Saturday night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.Savannah struck first on a 5-on-3 power play late in the first period. Reece Vitelli fired a shot from the right circle to give the Ghost Pirates a 1–0 lead. Dennis Cesana and Nicholas Zabaneh picked up the assists, with Cesana recording the 100th professional point of his career.The second period remained scoreless, highlighted by Savannah’s penalty kill, which shut down more than two minutes of Jacksonville 5-on-3 power-play time to preserve the one-goal advantage.Jacksonville finally broke through with 1:50 left while skating with the extra attacker. Lincoln Griffin tipped in a shot from Adam McMaster to knot the game at 1–1 and force overtime.In the extra session, Savannah killed off a penalty before capitalizing at the other end. Tristan Amonte redirected a Vitelli shot past the goaltender to seal the 2–1 victory. Evan Nause added the secondary assist on the game-winner.Savannah goaltender Noah Giesbrecht earned his first ECHL win, stopping 39 of 40 shots. Jacksonville’s Cameron Rowe finished with 30 saves on 32 shots.The Ghost Pirates wrap up the weekend Sunday afternoon on the road against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, with puck drop set for 3:05 p.m.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —

The Savannah Ghost Pirates earned a 2–1 overtime win against the Jacksonville Icemen on Saturday night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.

Savannah struck first on a 5-on-3 power play late in the first period. Reece Vitelli fired a shot from the right circle to give the Ghost Pirates a 1–0 lead. Dennis Cesana and Nicholas Zabaneh picked up the assists, with Cesana recording the 100th professional point of his career.

The second period remained scoreless, highlighted by Savannah’s penalty kill, which shut down more than two minutes of Jacksonville 5-on-3 power-play time to preserve the one-goal advantage.

Jacksonville finally broke through with 1:50 left while skating with the extra attacker. Lincoln Griffin tipped in a shot from Adam McMaster to knot the game at 1–1 and force overtime.

In the extra session, Savannah killed off a penalty before capitalizing at the other end. Tristan Amonte redirected a Vitelli shot past the goaltender to seal the 2–1 victory. Evan Nause added the secondary assist on the game-winner.

Savannah goaltender Noah Giesbrecht earned his first ECHL win, stopping 39 of 40 shots. Jacksonville’s Cameron Rowe finished with 30 saves on 32 shots.

The Ghost Pirates wrap up the weekend Sunday afternoon on the road against the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, with puck drop set for 3:05 p.m.