Having trouble scoring all night, the Florida Everblades morphed into a scoring juggernaut midway through Tuesday's third period. The Blades erased a three-goal deficit with three goals in a span of two minutes, 12 seconds, sending the home fans into delirium.

The Texas Wildcatters called a timeout and coach Malcolm Cameron probably couldn't hear himself over the din. Thirty-eight seconds later, Texas forward Kevin Baker quieted the Germain Arena crowd for good.

Baker's 12-foot shot from between the circles was the last goal of a wild third period and gave Texas a 6-5 victory in front of 4,732 at Germain. Texas, which owns the American Conference's best record at 12-2-2, is on a 10-game unbeaten streak. The Wildcatters, who are 8-0-2 in their last 10 games, will play Florida on Friday and Saturday night at Germain to wrap up the three-game series.

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They've been virtually attached at the hip for almost a decade, so it was only a matter of time before David Brine and Franklin MacDonald found themselves in the same hockey dressing room yet again.

MacDonald and Brine, both 21-year-old rookies on the Florida Everblades, caught up on old times during Tuesday morning's pre-game skate at Germain Arena, staying on the ice after the rest of their teammates had exited to work on a few things. It was MacDonald's first practice with the ECHL team he was reassigned to Monday by the American Hockey League's Rochester Americans, but his umpteenth time on the ice with his childhood friend.

"Me and Briner have been playing together since we were 12, so it definitely helped to see a familiar face when I arrived,'' said MacDonald, a defenseman who flew in Monday night. "We stayed in touch all summer and were at Florida Panthers rookie camp together, and we've always seemed to follow each other wherever we've gone in hockey."

Nope. We're not going to tell you who wins Making the Cut: Last Man Standing either.

Reality check: Brine, MacDonald reunited

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Who: Texas Wildcatters at Florida Everblades
When: Friday, December 1, 2006; 7:30 PM
Where: Germain Arena
TV: B2 Network
Radio: Sportsradio 770 AM
Internet: www.abc-7.com
Web site: www.floridaeverblades.com