{"id":143114,"date":"2026-02-04T08:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/143114\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:49:13","slug":"ghost-pirates-earn-win-with-4-1-victory-in-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/143114\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost Pirates Earn Win with 4\u20131 Victory in Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Savannah Ghost Pirates, proud ECHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers, earned a 4\u20131 school-day victory over the Jacksonville Icemen on Tuesday morning at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.\"Ghost<\/p>\n

Savannah struck quickly, opening the scoring just 51 seconds into the game. Riley Hughes forced a turnover and started a 2-on-1 rush before feeding Cristophe Tellier on the left side, who tapped it home to give the Ghost Pirates a 1\u20130 lead. The opening marker stood as the lone goal of the first period.<\/p>\n

The Ghost Pirates doubled their advantage at the 8:39 mark of the second period when Hughes ripped a shot from the right side past the Jacksonville netminder. Nicholas Zabaneh and Chris Lipe picked up the assists on the play.<\/p>\n

Savannah extended the lead late in the third period as Liam Walsh tipped a Hughes pass out of midair and into the net with 4:01 remaining to make it 3\u20130. Tellier recorded the secondary assist.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville got on the board with 2:04 left when Nathan Berke tapped in a goal from the top of the crease to cut the deficit to 3\u20131.<\/p>\n

Less than a minute later, the Ghost Pirates sealed the win as Bryce Brodzinski scored an empty-net goal, with Evan Nause earning the assist, to secure the 4\u20131 final.<\/p>\n

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Vinnie Purpura earned the win in net for Savannah, stopping 26 of 27 shots. Cameron Rowe turned aside 23 of 26 in the loss for Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

The Ghost Pirates return to Enmarket Arena on Thursday for Troop Thursday, presented by VyStar Credit Union, when they host the South Carolina Stingrays. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on FloHockey and broadcast on Mixlr. Tickets and additional information are available at ghostpirateshockey.com.<\/p>\n

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