Turning point: Joey Cipollone scored the first of three consecutive second-period goals for the Atlanta Gladiators, defeating the Jacksonville Icemen 3-2 in Sunday's ECHL hockey at Gas South Arena.
Three stars: 1. Eric Neiley, Atlanta. 2. Cipollone, Atlanta (one goal). 3. Ethan Haider, Atlanta (29 saves).
Penalty box: In a rarity, the Icemen (41-20-7-1) committed no penalties in the game.
Around the rink: Dalton Duhart scored the opening goal in his second game since joining Jacksonville, and Olivier Nadeau gave the Icemen hope with a goal 98 seconds from the end. … Anthony Firriolo and Tyler Drevitch also scored for the Gladiators (28-31-7-2). … Justen Close saved 23 shots in the Jacksonville net. … With the weekend's results, the Icemen are locked into the No. 3 spot in the ECHL South Division.
Up next: With three games left, the Icemen begin their final regular season weekend at 7 p.m. Friday inside VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena against the Savannah Ghost Pirates.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Icemen-Atlanta Gladiators: ECHL report, April 6
