Photo Courtesy of the South Carolina Stingrays [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/2f427d51-9e61-4066-a1e0-31c8fd1fdb65.jpeg] Photo Courtesy of the South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays broke their franchise single-season wins record with their 49th victory of the season on Saturday night, downing the Orlando Solar Bears 5-1. It was the last regular season home game and Fan Appreciation Night for the Stingrays [https://stingrayshockey.com/], who also earned their 14th consecutive victory. Jayden Lee scored a pair of goals and Kyler Kupka, Tyler Weiss, and Dean Loukus scored for South Carolina. South Carolina wins 49th game this season. Lee scored to put the Rays ahead 1-0 on a feed from Alexander Suzdalev 1:08 into the first period. Suzdalev found Lee across the ice on the rush as Lee tallied his seventh goal of the year. Kupka doubled the Stingray lead with a power play goal 27 seconds into the second period. Weiss took a shot that deflected off Kupka and into the net. The tally was Kupka's team-leading 27th goal of the season. Weiss extended South Carolina's lead 4:51 into the second period with a highlight reel between-the-legs goal. Lynden Breen recorded his first professional point on the secondary assist. After Weiss’s goal, Luke Pavicich took over in net for the Solar Bears [https://orlandosolarbearshockey.com/]. Later in the second period, Lee tallied his second goal of the night to put South Carolina up 4-0. Weiss flipped the puck over the net as Lee found it and sent it past Pavicich. The goal was Lee's fifth tally in his last four games. Orlando finally got on the board with a power play goal by Jack Adams 12:20 into the second period. Pavicich went to the bench for an extra attacker in the game's final minute. Loukus stole a loose puck along the right wing boards and found the empty net for his third goal of the season to make it a 5-1 final. Rays goaltender Mitchell Gibson stopped 26 of 27 shots to earn his 10th consecutive victory. On Sunday afternoon, the Stingrays are back in action as they hit the road to take on their in-state rivals, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits [https://swamprabbits.com/], at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:05 Pm ET.
