BY: Mark Shelly, Greenville Swamp Rabbits
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits rallied behind a three-point night for Nikita Pavlychev to win their third straight game with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Gladiators on Sunday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Greenville scored its 13th first-period goal at the 7:55 mark into the game as Nikita Pavlychev tucked in the go-ahead goal after Atlanta’s Chris Nell made the initial save on the play.
In the second, the Swamp Rabbits extended their lead as Max Zimmer sniped the puck past Nell just 41 seconds into the period for his fourth of the season. Late in the frame, Atlanta got on the scoreboard with Eric Neiley’s first goal of the season after a Swamp Rabbit turnover.
Early in the third, Pavlychev would again find the back of the net for his third season at the 3:52 mark before Dallas Gerads would ice the game with the empty-net goal to secure the 4-1 victory and improve the Swamp Rabbits to 5-6-0-0 on the season.
Greenville will take to the road on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, to face-off with the Atlanta Gladiators at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia, before continuing to Charleston for a Friday meeting with the South Carolina Sting.
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NOTES
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced the defenseman Bobby Russell had signed a professional tryout contract with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League.
Russell, 21, advances to the AHL for the first time in his professional career after appearing in seven games for the Swamp Rabbits in his rookie campaign.
In his seven games in Greenville, Russell has led defensive skaters in scoring with four points on two goals and two assists.
