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Road Warriors Falter Against Gladiators

February 4, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release


DULUTH, GA - The Greenville Road Warriors picked up a standings point for making it to overtime on Saturday night but fell 3-2 in a shootout to the Gwinnett Gladiators. The loss dipped Greenville's record to 26-17-3 on the season.

The Road Warriors' last win in Gwinnett was on October 22, 2011 and that was also the last game in which Wes Cunningham scored for the Road Warriors. He changed that in the first period by firing home a power play goal at 7:36 of the first to lift Greenville to a 1-0 lead. Bretton Cameron set up the score for his second assist as a Road Warrior. Nikita Kashirsky answered for Gwinnett at 16:22 of the first to knot the score at one. The goaltenders were sharp in the first as Greenville's Jason Missiaen stopped six shots and Jeff Jakaitis denied 13 for Gwinnett.

In the second, the Road Warriors' penalty killers, with help from Missiaen, stole the show as they killed off four of the five shorthanded situations they were faced with including two separate 5-on-3s. After the first 5-on-3 was killed off, Brandon Wong slipped a shot past Joe Palmer, who came on to replace an injured Jakaitis. The Road Warriors reclaimed the one goal lead at 11:26 of the second, but just after the second 5-on-3 expired Dallas Jackson fed a slap shot past Missiaen to knot the game at two heading into the third.

Greenville was dominant in the third with a 12-5 shot advantage in a period that was played at even strength the entire time. But both Missiaen and Palmer were on top of their games and kept the offenses off the scoreboard. With each team picking up a point for making it to overtime, there was a more careful pace to the extra session and Gwinnett registered the only shot of the session.

In the shootout Marc-Olivier Vallerand scored Greenville's only goal while Gwinnett got markers from Brad Miller, Joey Haddad and Pat Galivan to take the extra point.

Missiaen stopped 29 shots for the Road Warriors while Greenville was 1-for-2 on the power play and 7-for-9 on the penalty kill.

Mark your calendars! The Road Warriors return home on Thursday, February 9, 2012 to take on the Kalamazoo Wings. Join us for a Throwback Thursday presented by WSSL 100.5, The Greenville News and New Rock 93.3. Throwback Thursday features Bud Light draft beers, fountain drinks, hot dogs, and pretzels for just $2, and college students can get in for just $6 with a valid ID. Your group of 10 or more can also get a discount off the box office price and preferred seating based on availability by booking in advance. Call 864-674-PUCK to book your group outing with the Road Warriors. Also, please note that the Road Warriors game scheduled for March 1 has been moved to Saturday, March 3 at 7:05 p.m. at the BI-LO Center. Visit www.greenvilleroadwarriors.com for more information.

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