Savannah struck quickly, opening the scoring just 51 seconds into the match. Riley Hughes forced a turnover and started a 2-on-1 rush before feeding Cristophe Tellier on the left side, who tapped the ball in to give the Ghost Pirates a 1-0 lead. The opening marker was the only goal of the first period.
The Ghost Pirates doubled their lead at 8:39 of the second period when Hughes ripped a shot from the right side past the Jacksonville netminder. Nicholas Zabaneh and Chris Lipe provided the assists during the game.
Savannah extended its lead late in the third period when Liam Walsh tapped an aerial pass from Hughes into the net with 4:01 remaining to make it 3-0. Tellier recorded the secondary assist.
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 3-1.
Less than a minute later, the Ghost Pirates sealed the victory when Bryce Brodzinski scored an empty-net goal, with Evan Nause earning the assist, to secure the 4-1 final.
Vinnie Purpura got the win in net for Savannah, stopping 26 of 27 shots. Cameron Rowe put aside 23 of 26 in the loss for Jacksonville.
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 PM ET. The match will be streamed live on FloHockey and broadcast on Mixlr. Tickets and additional information are available at ghostpirateshockey.com.
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