The Gladiators headed to Greensboro on Tuesday for the final game of their season-long seven-game road trip. TJ Semptimphelter started in net for the Gladiators, while Nikita Quapp got the nod in net for the Gargoyles.
Kalan Lind opened the scoring 8:42 into the game with a power play goal from Mike McNamee and Ryan Francis. By surgically passing on the man advantage, Atlanta made it 1-0. The Gladiators doubled their lead with Joey Cipollone’s 10e goal of the year from Lind and Andrew Jarvis with 3:09 left in the first period, putting them up 2-0. But just 29 seconds later, Tyler Weiss scored on a 2 on 0 from Logan Nelson to make it a 2-1 game. After one period, Atlanta led 2-1, while Greensboro led 13-7.
Five goals were scored in the second period, three for Atlanta and two for Greensboro. The Gladiators scored on the power play 45 seconds into the middle frame, with Walther scoring his 17e of the year from Alex Young and Chad Nychuk to go 3-1. Greensboro responded about two minutes later with a goal from Zach Faremouth to make it a 3-2 game. At 6:20 of the period, McNamee fired a floater on goal from the blue line after a failed Gargoyles clearing attempt that got past Quapp to restore the Gladiators’ two-goal lead at 4-2. Deni Goure made a power play for the Gargoyles with 6:33 left in the second period, making it 4-3. A double minor for Weiss for high sticking put the Gladiators on the power play to end the second period. At the buzzer, Jack O’Brien pushed in a loose puck that rebounded off the end wall, scoring with half a second left to give Atlanta a 5–3 lead. Cody Sylvester assisted on the goal and recorded his 550e pro point. The Gladiators led 5-3 after two periods, while the Gargoyles led in shots 23-18.
Atlanta was able to take control of the game in the third period, with the only goal of the final frame being an empty-netter from Carson Denomie with 1:52 remaining, making it a 6-3 final score. The Gladiators scored a season-high three goals on the ¾ power play while scoring 3/4 on the penalty kill. Semptimphelter stopped 28/31 in the win, while Quapp stopped 17/22 for the Gargoyles. The Gladiators finished the road trip with 11 of a possible 14 points with a record of 5-1-1 and have improved their overall record to 28-10-1.
The Gladiators return home to host the Florida Everblades on College Night at Gas South Arena on 2/4. The Puck Drop is scheduled for 7:10 PM EST. Fans can get tickets at atlantagladiators.com.
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