GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits fell by a 4-0 margin to the Indy Fuel on Saturday night at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Both teams will rematch tomorrow afternoon for the weekend’s rubber match, and the fifth and final meeting of the season series between Greenville and Indy.
In the first period, Indy grabbed an early advantage with a marker from Michael McNicholas at 5:22. McNicholas fired a cannon from the left wing past goaltender Ryan Bednard to provide the Fuel a 1-0 lead.
Indy extended the margin with a goal on the man-advantage at 14:58. Alex Rauter tipped a low Willie Raskob shot past Bednard to extend his club’s lead to 2-0.
The Fuel added a second power play marker at 18:56 of the opening stanza. Mike Lee fired a low shot through a maze of players and past Bednard to triple the Fuel lead to 3-0. Indy’s man-advantage finished the night 2-for-5.
The 3-0 margin remained through 40 minutes and into the game’s final minute. At 19:39, Alex Rauter scored into an empty net for his fifth goal of the season to conclude a 4-0 final.
Greenville and Indy are slated to conclude their season-series tomorrow afternoon at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:05 p.m.
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Acquired by Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) in 2020, the Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team have 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. Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League. 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
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