ORLANDO, Fla. – Despite a season-high 38 saves from Corbin Boes, the Orlando Solar Bears (8-7-2-0) were unable to solve goaltender Michael Garteig at the opposite end of the ice, as Orlando fell to the Newfoundland Growlers (14-6-0-0) by a 3-0 score on Friday night at the ARS.com Rink at Amway Center.
The Growlers opened the scoring midway through the first period when Giorgio Estephan knocked in a back-door feed from Josh Kestner past Boes at the 10:22 mark.
Estephan extended Newfoundland’s lead to two goals with a power-play strike at 6:12 of the second period.
The Growlers added a shorthanded goal at 2:39 of the third period to cap the scoring when Scott Pooley stuffed a pass from J.J. Piccinich past Boes.
Boes took the loss with 38 saves on 41 shots against; Garteig earned the victory with 25 stops on 25 shots against.
NOTABLES
• The game marked the first time this season that Orlando failed to score, and the first time the Solar Bears had been shutout since Feb. 21, 2018 vs. Florida (4-0 loss).
• Cody Donaghey led Orlando with four shots on goal.
THREE STARS
1) Michael Garteig – NFL
2) Giorgio Estephan – NFL
3) Josh Kestner – NFL