ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyler Weiss scored twice as the South Carolina Stingrays used four power-play goals to defeat the Orlando Solar Bears 5-3 on Oct. 24 at the Kia Center for their best start in nearly 10 seasons.

The Stingrays, who got a power-play goal for the fourth straight game while converting four of six chances, are 4-0-0-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign.

The Stingrays’ penalty kill stayed perfect, shutting down all five of the Solar Bear opportunities.

With three seconds remaining on South Carolina’s first power play, Weiss ripped a one-timer from the slot into the back of the net, giving the Stingrays the first lead of the game with 10 minutes remaining in the opening period. Less than two minutes later and back on the man advantage, Weiss recorded his second power-play goal of the game to make it 2-0.

With three minutes remaining in the first period, Orlando’s Connor Eddy had a breakaway and netted the Solar Bears’ first even strength goal of the season and their first of the game, cutting the lead in half heading into the second period.

With 5:27 remaining in the middle frame, the Solar Bears cashed in on a centering feed to tie the game at 2. The Stingrays’ attack went quiet until a power play in the final three minutes of the second period, when Jalen Luypen netted the team’s third power-play goal of the night to retake the lead. Ben Kraws made 10 saves in the second as South Carolina took the lead into the final frame.

The power play stayed hot in the third period, with Zack Andrusiak sniping his first goal as a Stingray to extend the lead to 4-2 with 13:08 left in regulation.

With 11 minutes remaining, Orlando’s Aaron Luchuk snapped a shot from the point that was tipped in front by Colton Kammerer, making it a one-goal game once again.

A high-sticking penalty on the Solar Bears with 2:36 remaining delayed Orlando from pulling its goaltender until the final minute, but Cam Morrison sealed the win for South Carolina with an empty-net goal with 20 seconds remaining.