BY: Matt Trust, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville, SC – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits fell to the Rapid City Rush by a 2-1 margin behind Rush goaltender Adam Carlson’s 37 saves on 38 shots. Both teams will rematch tomorrow at 6:05 p.m. EST in the weekend finale.
After a scoreless first period, the Rush capitalized on their first power play of the evening courtesy of Avery Peterson at 8:10. Tyler Coulter converted on a shot low to the ice past Greenville netminder Jacob Ingham from the right circle.
Greenville notched the tying goal from Garrett Thompson with 7:30 remaining in the period. At a net-front scramble, Thompson trickled a loose puck over the goal line to even the intermission score.
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In the final period, Rapid City converted on another power play opportunity. Avery Peterson earned his 14th goal of the season at 14:36 for the eventual game-winning marker. Final shots on goal totaled 38-26 in favor of Greenville. The Rabbits finished the night 0-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-4 on the penalty kill.
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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. The ECHL’s Greenville Swamp Rabbits, formerly the Road Warriors, are South Carolina’s highest-level professional minor league franchise. The team is an affiliate of the NHL’s Florida Panthers and AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Since the conclusion of the 2019-20 NHL Season, 678 former ECHL players have debuted in the NHL. Nine former Greenville Road Warriors/Swamp Rabbits have later made their NHL debut.
