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Game Preview: Stingrays at Swamp Rabbits, April 3 at 7:05 PM

April 3, 2021 - ECHL (ECHL)
South Carolina Stingrays News Release


SC Stingrays at Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Saturday, April 3, 2021 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena at 7:05 PM

Broadcast Info: Watch live on FloHockey | Listen via Mixlr

About Tonight's Game: After playing all the way to a shootout for the third time this season Friday, the South Carolina Stingrays and Greenville Swamp Rabbits conclude their three-game series on Saturday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. The two clubs are getting reacquainted this week for their first meetings since early February. The Swamp Rabbits came away with a win in North Charleston on Wednesday night by a 5-3 score in the teams' ninth matchup of the 2020-21 season. South Carolina recently finished a homestand to close March by securing wins in five of seven games. Greenville is coming off a series victory over Jacksonville last weekend, winning on Saturday and Sunday after falling short in the series opener last Friday. In 10 previous meetings this season against the Swamp Rabbits, the Rays have a 3-2-4-1 record. Seven of those contests have been decided in overtime or a shootout. The Stingrays sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings with a points percentage of .538, while Greenville is in third place at .595. The Swamp Rabbits rank fourth in the ECHL on the power play with an 18.2% success rate.

Scouting the Swamp Rabbits: Greenville has a 20-12-8-2 record with 42 games of their 2020-21 season in the books. A league-high 17 of their games have been decided in overtime. The Swamp Rabbits have had plenty of offensive help from their back end, with defenseman Samuel Jardine at the forefront scoring 33 points (2g, 31a). His point total leads all ECHL defenders and his assist number is second overall in the league. Rookie blueliner Ben Finkelstein has also been a big factor when healthy, scoring 17 points (4g, 13a) in 18 games. Forward Joey Haddad leads the club's forwards with 27 points on a team-best 13 goals and 14 helpers. Matt Bradley is just behind him with 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists. Rookie forwards Greg Meireles and Max Zimmer have 22 and 19 points respectively. In goal, Ryan Bednard, a Florida Panthers prospect, has played 26 of the club's games and has a 16-5-4 record along with a goals-against average of 2.61 and a 0.910 save percentage.

Upcoming Home Games

Wednesday, April 14 vs. Orlando, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, April 16 vs. Orlando, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 17 vs. Jacksonville, 6:05 p.m.

Wednesday, April 21 vs. Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, April 23 vs. Greenville, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, April 24 vs. Greenville, 6:05 p.m.

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