Florida Everblades 5 at Gwinnett Gladiators 7

D Artem Sergeev, FLA: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 26 GP, 6-9-15, +5, 10 PIM, 40 SOG

Other Notables
G Allen York, FLA, 59:00 MIN, 6 GA, 35 SH, 29 SV
Season totals: 23 GP, 15-4-0-3, 2.76 GAA, 0.898 SV%, 3 SO

F Jeff Costello, FLA: DNP
Season totals (ECHL): 26 GP, 8-7-15, -1, 26 PIM, 65 SOG
Season totals (AHL): 3 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

F Mike Aviani, FLA: 1-0-1, E, 2 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals (ECHL): 28 GP, 6-10-16, +1, 26 PIM, 51 SOG
Season totals (AHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 2 PIM

The league standings says you have won 75% of your games, but then again you've lost 4 of your last 5, 5 of your last 8, and the cellar-dwelling Gwinnett Gladiators have put a 7-spot up on the scoreboard in back-to-back games. Seems like a reason for concern in Estero. The once unflappable Allen York is winless in this last 3, allowing 16 goals in that span, and his save percentage has dipped below 90% for the first time this season. Friday night, the 'Blades took a 3-2 lead into 2nd intermission, partly behind Lightning camper Mike Aviani's sixth goal of the season that was the equalizer early in the 2nd period. But far from closing out a one-goal lead, Florida allowed five 3rd period Gwinnett goals on just six shots! York made just 1 save on 5 shots in that disastrous 3rd period. Florida draws the rematch Saturday night against Gwinnett looking to stop the bleeding.

Wichita Thunder 4 at Rapid City Rush 5

F Danick Gauthier, WIC: 0-2-2, +1, 0 PIM, 0 SOG, *Third Star*
Season totals (ECHL): 39 GP, 15-20-35, -1, 37 PIM, 118 SOG
Season totals (AHL): 1 GP, 0-0-0, -2, 2 PIM

D Daniel Milan, WIC: 0-0-0, E, 5 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 37 GP, 0-10-10, -6, 87 PIM, 36 SOG

Fresh off an impressive performance in the ECHL All-Star game, Lightning prospect Danick Gauthier earned a visiting team Third Star in an losing effort Friday night. Gauthier assisted on the Thunder's first and last goals, the latter being a power-play marker that knotted the game at 4-4 early in the 3rd period. Back from recall to Syracuse, Lightning prospect Dan Milan squared off against Rush forward Daniel Barczuk in a bit of fisticuffs following Wichita's 3-2 go ahead tally early in the 2nd period. The Thunder, losers of 3 straight and 6 of their last 8, get another shot at Rapid City Saturday night.

No. 4 Harvard Crimson 2 @ Cornell Big Red 3

F Brian Hart, HAR: 0-0-0, -1, 0 PIM, 3 SOG
Season totals: 17 GP, 5-4-9, -1, 17 PIM
2013-2014 totals: 30 GP, 7-8-15, -8, 20 PIM

Cornell broke a 2-2 with a goal at 19:19 of the third period.

No. 3 Boston University Terriers 4 @ No. 12 Vermont Catamounts 2

D John MacLeod, BU: 0-0-0, +1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 19 GP, 2-3-5, +8, 36 PIM
2013-2014 totals: 19 GP, 1-4-5, +1, 36 PIM

BU extended their lead to 3-0 early in the third period before Vermont cut it to 3-2 with just under five minutes remaining. Likely 2015 top-2 pick Jack Eichel scored into an empty net to give the game its final score.

Colorado College Tigers 1 @ No. 2 North Dakota 2

F Brendan O’Donnell, UND: 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
Season totals: 22 GP, 9-4-13, +7, 25 PIM
2013-2014 totals: 34 GP, 7-11-18, +7, 10 PIM

UND scored the game-winning goal shorthanded early in the third period. The game was broadcast nationally on the CBS Sports Network.

No. 17 Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 vs No. 1 Minnesota State Mavericks 4

G Adam Wilcox, MIN: Loss, 18 saves on 22 shots
Season totals: 21 GP, 11-7-2, 2.53 GAA, .906 sv%, 3 SO
2013-2014 totals: 38 GP, 26-6-6, 1.97 GAA, .932 sv%, 4 SO

The Gophers had a chance to upset the top-ranked team in the country, but the Mavericks broke a 2-2 midway through the second period and never looked back, winning 4-2. Minnesota State advances to the finals of the North Star College Cup in St. Paul. Bemidji State beat No. 7 Minnesota-Duluth in the other semifinal.

*USCHO poll used

Vasiy and Gourde spook the Phantoms.

LV-2
SYR-4

Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed 2 goals on 32 shots for the victory. It's a solid stat line, but the real key was making big saves at key junctures of the game, like any really good goaltender does.

First Period
SYR Kunyk, (6) (Lynch, Dodero), 7:21
LV Goumas, (2) (Delisle, Comrie), 17:00
LV Straka, (10) (Goumas, Comrie), 17:24

Second Period
SYR Gourde, (14) , 3:23
SYR Ikonen, (5) (Angelidis, Corrente), 17:45

Third Period
SYR Gourde, (15) (Richard, Vermin), 4:00

Yanni Gourde, Henri Ikonen and Vasilevskiy were the game's three stars. Gourde snapped a 9 game goalless streak with his tally. Ikonen, for his part, has 3 goals in the last 6 games.

With Springfield falling to Hartford tonight, Syracuse moves back to just 1 point back in the division with 1 game in hand.

Box score from TheAHL.com.

Ontario Hockey League

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 @ Barrie Colts 3

D Anthony DeAngelo, SOO: 0-2-2, -2, 0 PIM
With SSM: 5 GP, 1-7-8, +1, 6 PIM
With Sarnia: 29 GP, 10-28-38, +1, 64 PIM
Season totals: 34 GP, 11-35-46, +2, 72 PIM
2013-14 totals: 51 GP, 15-56-71, -34, 90 PIM

Barrie cut a 3-0 lead to 3-2 early in the third period, but a Greyhound power play goal assisted by DeAngelo extended the lead for the final time midway through the final frame. The Soo has won six straight games and are undefeated since DeAngelo and the other new additions joined the lineup.

Oshawa Generals 5 @ Peterborough Petes 2

D Dominik Masin, PBO: 1-1-2, +1, 4 PIM, *Second Star*
Season totals: 33 GP, 7-10-17, -22, 53 PIM
2013-14 totals: 39 GP, 2-19-21, +6, 102 PIM

Masin had his fourth multi-point game of the season and now has goals in two of his last three games and points in three of his last four. Perhaps this is the blossoming we’ve been expecting in the second half.