SWAMP RABBITS STAY IN FIRST DESPITE LOSS TO RAYS
By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Michael Kim’s late goal was too much for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to overcome, as they fell 2-1 to the South Carolina Stingrays on Friday night at the North Charleston Coliseum.
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The first period saw Greenville’s goaltender, Ryan Bednard, tested early and often, as South Carolina outshot the Swamp Rabbits 11-5 in the opening 20 minutes.
The second period began with a scoreless game still intact. Still, the scoreline changed at 2:22, as Nikita Pavlychev scored the seventh of the season, putting Carter Souch’s rebounding shot into the net for the 1-0 Greenville lead. Late in the period, at 18:57, the Stingray answered with Jack Adams’ fifth of the season to send the game to the third period at 1-1.
In the third, Greenville remained atop the league’s road penalty-kill standings, killing off a short 5-on-3 and a four-minute 5-on-4 power-play to keep the game tied at 1-1. Late in the game, at 17:03, South Carolina’s Michael Kim scored the eventual game-winner, putting the puck off the post and into the net.
W: Gibson
L: Bednard
With the loss, the Swamp Rabbits fell to 18-5-0-0 but remained atop the South Division and Eastern Conference standings. The loss also snaps Greenville’s franchise-record eight-game road winning streak. The Stingrays improved to 14-7-2-0 and stayed second in the South and the Eastern Conference.
The Swamp Rabbits travel to Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, on Saturday night for a 7 p.m. meeting with the Atlanta Gladiators.
Swamp Rabbits Single-Game tickets, Full Season, and Half Season Tickets for the 2023-24 season are on sale now at SwampRabbits.com or by calling (864) 674-7825.
About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits …
Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team has provided 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 the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s LA Kings and the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Greenville is an ECHL Premier AA Hockey League member.
