About 2 1/2 nightmarish minutes Friday night doomed the Norfolk Admirals to their ninth loss in 10 ECHL games, 8-3 to the Florida Everblades before 3,718 in the opener of a three-game, three-day series at Scope.

The Admirals are 5-11-2-0, on a five-game regulation losing streak and last in the eight-team North Division heading into Saturday night’s 7:05 rematch.

This week, the Admirals acquired goalie Jaxon Castor from the Wheeling Nailers. His debut with Norfolk went well in a scoreless first period in which he made seven saves.

Then the middle period began, and Norfolk fans probably couldn’t believe what they saw. The South Division-leading Everblades (13-5-1-1), St. Louis Blues affiliates who won three consecutive Kelly Cups from 2022-24, turned the game into a rout with lightning sp

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