Everblades take Game 4 in overtime

ESTERO, Fla. – Lukas Kaelble’s goal from the right-wing circle with 4:15 remaining in overtime gave the Florida Everblades a 3-2 win over the Toledo Walleye in Game 4 of the 2022 Kelly Cup Finals in front of a standing-room only crowd of 7,535 at Hertz Arena.

Florida leads the series 3 games to 1 and can claim its first Kelly Cup title since 2012 in Game 5 on Saturday. It is Florida’s sixth overtime win of the 2022 Kelly Cup Playoffs, which is tied for second most in ECHL postseason history.

Box Score

The Everblades opened the scoring 8:21 into the opening period when Jake McLaughlin blasted a shot past Toledo goaltender Billy Christopoulos on a power play for his first goal of the playoffs.

Josh Dickinson pulled Toledo even at 14:44 of the first period when he redirected a pass from TJ Hensick past Florida goaltender Cam Johnson.

Toledo went ahead with 2:34 remaining in regulation on a power-play goal from Matt Berry, but Florida forced overtime with 20.2 seconds to go on a blast by Joe Pendenza from the right-wing circle.

Game 5 of the series is set for Saturday at Hertz Arena with the opening face-off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Catch all of the action live by tuning into FloHockey.

2022 Kelly Cup Finals

Game 1 – FLORIDA 3 at Toledo 2Game 2 – FLORIDA 3 at Toledo 1Game 3 – TOLEDO 3 at Florida 0Game 4 – Toledo 2 at FLORIDA 3 (OT)Game 5 – Saturday, June 11 at 7:00 p.m. ET at FloridaGame 6 – Tuesday, June 14 at 7:35 p.m. ET at Toledo (If Necessary)Game 7 – Thursday, June 16 at 7:35 p.m. ET at Toledo (If Necessary)