BY: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, SC – A back-and-forth game slipped away from the Greenville Swamp Rabbits as they fell in Game 3, 4-3 in overtime, to the Florida Everblades on Wednesday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
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1st |
2nd | 3rd | OT |
Final |
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GVL |
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
3 |
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FLA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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The game’s opening goal came after the midway point of a 19-shot period, as the Swamp Rabbits took the lead with a shorthanded goal, his first of the postseason, by Alex Ierullo at 14:33. The Everblades tied the game at 18:11, as Levko Koper scored his own shorthanded goal.
SECOND PERIOD
In the second, the special teams’ units continued to find the scoresheet, but instead of the penalty kill units, the power-plays would light the lamp. At 16:41, Matteo Gennaro gave Florida the 2-1 lead with a man-advantage strike. As Nikita Pavlychev scored his second of the series, Greenville responded moments later with a power-play tip-in at 17:37.
The third period saw the Everblades take a 3-2 advantage as Jake Jaremko’s pass was deflected off a Swamp Rabbits defenseman and into the net at 2:13. At 9:30, Greenville tied the game as Anthony Rinaldi fielded a loose puck and rifled it into the Florida net. Rinaldi’s strike would ultimately force the game into overtime.
OVERTIME
In overtime, Florida’s Alex Aleardi scored a power-play goal at 7:41, securing the 4-3 win for the Everblades.
With the loss, the Swamp Rabbits fall behind 2-1 in the best-of-seven series to the Everblades.
The Swamp Rabbits and the Everblades return to the ice on Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Game 4 at 7:05 p.m.
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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.
