Turning point: Spencer Kersten scored the go-ahead goal at 4:28 of the second period and the Orlando Solar Bears beat the Jacksonville Icemen 3-2 in Sunday's ECHL regular season finale at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena.
Three stars: 1. Kersten, Orlando (one goal). 2. Ryan O'Reilly, Orlando (one goal). 3. Christopher Brown, Jacksonville (one goal).
Penalty box: The final moments included a pair of fights, matching Jacksonville's Brayden Hislop against Orlando's Reece Newkirk and Jacksonville's Olivier Nadeau against Orlando's Brayden Low.
Around the rink: The Icemen (42-22-7-1) open the playoffs on the road against the Florida Everblades, and the Solar Bears (37-25-10-0) will take on the league-leading South Carolina Everblades. … Jacksonville took the lead on goals from Brown and Peter Tischke. … The goals from Orlando's O'Reilly and Milo Roelens were their first with the club. … Matt Vernon saved 26 shots in the Jacksonville net.
Up next: The Icemen begin the Kelly Cup playoffs with Game 1 against the Everblades in Estero at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Icemen-Orlando Solar Bears: ECHL report, April 13
