GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits’ 2021 Kelly Cup Playoff run ended on Monday night in North Charleston. The South Carolina Stingrays edged Greenville by a 2-1 margin in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals to win the best-of-five series 3-1.
Brett Supinski scored first for the Stingrays at 9:43 of the second period on the power play. The Swamp Rabbits finished the night 5-for-6 on the penalty kill. After 40 minutes, Greenville held a 21-17 advantage in shots on goal.
South Carolina doubled its lead early in the third period at 4:02. Transitioning into the Greenville zone, Max Novak buried a centering pass across from Matthew Weis past goaltender John Lethemon. Only 35 seconds later, the Rabbits responded courtesy of rookie blueliner Ben Finkelstein. Immediately following an offensive zone faceoff won by Joey Haddad, Finkelstein blasted home a shot from the point at 4:37.
Stingrays netminder Hunter Shepard stopped 29 of 30 shots to preserve his team’s victory, series win and Eastern Conference Championship. Final shots totaled 30-23 Swamp Rabbits.
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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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