NORFOLK, Va. – The Savannah Ghost Pirates earned their first road win of the season Friday night, defeating the Norfolk Admirals 5–2.
Savannah opened the scoring with a power-play tally from Nicholas Zabaneh, who buried a rebound off a point shot from Evan Nause to make it 1–0. Logan Drevitch collected the secondary assist.
The Ghost Pirates doubled their lead with their first shorthanded goal of the season at 13:20, as Liam Walsh finished a setup from Nick Granowicz to give Savannah a 2–0 advantage heading into intermission.
Savannah extended the lead early in the second period when Josh Lopina won an offensive-zone draw and Robert Mastrosimone fired a shot into the top-left corner to make it 3–0 at 3:56.
Just under two minutes later, Drevitch tipped home a feed from Chris Lipe to push the lead to 4–0. Riley Hughes also earned an assist on the play.
Norfolk found the board late in the period when a centering pass from Kristof Papp deflected off a body and in, cutting the deficit to 4–1. Jack O’Leary and Jayden Dureau picked up assists. The Admirals outshot Savannah 25–9 in the second period.
Norfolk tightened the game late in the third when Dureau tapped in a pass from O’Leary with 2:33 remaining, making it 4–2. Ben Zlotty recorded the secondary assist.
Granowicz sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute.
Michael Simpson delivered a stellar performance in net, stopping 37 of 39 shots in the victory.
The Ghost Pirates return to action tomorrow for a rematch against the Norfolk Admirals at 7:05 p.m. Fans can stream the game live on FloHockey or listen on Mixlr. For tickets and more information about upcoming games, visit ghostpirateshockey.com.
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