(GREENSBORO, N.C.) – Cameron Supryka buried the overtime winner 4:01 into the extra session to push the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to a 2-1 win over the Greensboro Gargoyles on Saturday night. The win puts the Swamp Rabbits a 3-0-1-0 through four games to start the season, the first time ever the Swamp Rabbits/Road Warriors have claimed at least a point in the first four games of a season.
After a scoreless first period, the Gargoyles broke the 0-0 deadlock over halfway through the second. With 9:20 to play, Chase Lefebvre started a transition sequence through neutral ice to Tyler Cristall, who then put a shot on Mattias Sholl, in net for the Swamp Rabbits. A rebound came to Austen May, who got just enough of the puck to flutter it past Sholl to give the Gargoyles a 1-0 lead. However, less than four minutes later, Ryan O’Hara and the Swamp Rabbits power play leveled the score. With 5:28 to go, Jake Murray fired an outlet pass up to Brendan Gorman, who came in two-on-one with O’Hara. He dished to O’Hara, who tapped the puck into a wide open net past Yegor Velmakin of the Gargoyles to square the game at 1-1. Both teams failed to decide the game in the third, prompting overtime for a third straight game for Greenville.
After some back-and-forth, Cameron Supryka snagged the second point for the Swamp Rabbits. With 2:59 to play in OT, Supryka regrouped and sprinted up the ice. After crossing the blue line, he split through a defender and rifled it top corner past Velmakin, winning the game 2-1.
Mattias Sholl earned his first win of the season in his second appearance, both in overtime, turning aside all but one of 26 shots in the effort (1-0-1-0).
The Swamp Rabbits conclude the three-in-three with a rematch against the Gargoyles tomorrow. Puck drop at First Horizon Coliseum is slated for 3:00pm EST.
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About the Greenville Swamp Rabbits …
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 the proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL's LA Kings and the AHL's Ontario Reign. Greenville is a member of the ECHL, Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League.
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