BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
ESTERO, FL – Max Zimmer’s goal on the first shot of the game and Evan Fitzpatrick’s 30-save shutout lifted the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to a 2-0 victory over the Florida Everblades on Friday night at Hertz Arena.
Greenville needed just 14 seconds to score the game’s opening goal, as Max Zimmer, playing in his 100th professional game, sniped the game’s opening shot into the back of the net. However, the Swamp Rabbits would chase Florida’s starting goaltender, Tomas Vomacka, from the game at 7:16, as Bryce Reddick threw the puck from the goal-line and off the pads of Vomacka and into the net for his fourth of the season. Parker Gahagen replaced Vomacka in the Everblades net.
After a scoreless second period, the Everblades earned a pair of third-period power-plays that Swamp Rabbits goaltender Evan Fitzpatrick and the Greenville defense denied. With the net empty in the Florida end, the Swamp Rabbits rejected several late chances to break up the 2-0 scoreline. As the final horn sounded, Evan Fitzpatrick had earned his second shutout in three games after stopping all 30 Everblades shots.
WIN EFFECTS
With the win, the Swamp Rabbits improve to 20-22-4-3, while the Everblades fall to 30-17-4-4. Greenville’s victory is the team’s fourth consecutive victory during the five-game trip to the Sunshine State.
The Swamp Rabbits remain in Estero, FL, and will take on the Everblades for the final time this season at a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Hertz Arena.
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ABOUT US
Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has been providing family-friendly, live entertainment at Bon Secours Wellness Arena since 2010. Formerly the Greenville Road Warriors, the Swamp Rabbits are the highest-level professional minor league franchise in South Carolina. The Swamp Rabbits are proud affiliates of the NHL’s Florida Panthers and AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Additionally, Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey.
