Sports stats



ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Morrison, Stingrays Blank Road Warriors 5-0

December 30, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release


Greenville, SC - Adam Morrison stopped all 21 shots he faced on Tuesday as the South Carolina Stingrays (16-10-5) defeated the Greenville Road Warriors (19-11-1), proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, 5-0 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

The shutout was Morrison's second in a row against the Road Warriors after he made 25 saves on Nov. 16th in a 2-0 win in North Charleston. The Stingrays have now defeated Greenville in five straight games, dating back to Nov. 1st.

The Stingrays opened the scoring at 10:50 of the first period courtesy of Braden Pimm's team-leading 10th goal of the season. After Greenville failed to clear its zone, Derek DeBlois grabbed the puck at the right half-wall and centered a pass for Pimm at the doorstep for a one-timer past goaltender Jeff Malcolm.

South Carolina made it 2-0 at the 11:57 mark of the middle frame when Wayne Simpson found Caleb Herbert from behind the net, who pushed home a quick shot from a sharp angle on the left side.

The Stingrays continued to extend their lead with three goals in the third period for the 5-0 final. At the 8:22 mark, former Road Warriors' forward Brandon Hynes scored his fifth goal of the season when DeBlois sent a cross-ice pass to the doorstep for the one-time finish. Just 1:02 later, Wayne Simpson beat Malcolm from the right circle on a wrist shot for his ninth goal this season. Cody Sylvester capped the scoring at the 17:34 mark when he finished a pass from Simpson for his seventh of the year.

The Road Warriors ended the game 0-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. Malcolm (11-6-0) made 26 saves, but suffered the loss.

South Carolina outshot Greenville 31-21.

Follow: Keep up with the Road Warriors all season long and interact with other fans on the Official Road Warriors Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest and Instagram pages.

The Road Warriors continue a season-long, 12-game homestand at SANDLAPPER Securities Rink on Friday with a 7:00 p.m. face-off against the first-place Florida Everblades. The popular "Warrior Fun Packs" are available featuring (4) red level tickets, (4) hot dogs, (4) bags of chips, (4) small fountain drinks and (2) drawstring bags for just $60! For tickets or more information, please call a Road Warriors Account Executive at 864-674-PUCK or visit GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com/tickets-overview.html ! Go to ECHL.TV to listen for free or watch the game live.

Check out the Greenville Swamp Rabbits Statistics

• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board...

ECHL Stories from December 30, 2014


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central