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Road Warriors Weekly: Week 7

December 8, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits News Release


LAST WEEK'S RECAP

Overall Picture: The Greenville Road Warriors (13-9-0-0), proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, continued their dominance at home last week and scored a pair of convincing wins over the Orlando Solar Bears to move into third place in the East Division. On Thursday, forward Chris McCarthy earned his first professional multi-goal game (2g) and goaltender Jeff Malcolm made 37 saves as the Warriors topped Orlando 4-1 on SANDLAPPER Securities Rink.

Just 24 hours later, Greenville's offense ignited for five goals in a 5:02 span of the first period en route to a 7-2 blowout of the Solar Bears on "Teddy Bear Toss" night. Forwards Kyle Jean and Trevor Parkes each scored twice, while Vinny Saponari notched a career-best four assists in his 100th professional game. Between the pipes, Malcolm turned aside 42 of 44 shots for his sixth straight win at home. The victory extended the Road Warriors' win streak to three games overall.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES

Thursday, Dec. 11th vs. Cincinnati (8-6-0-4), 7:00 p.m. ET - FROZEN Night*

Saturday, Dec. 13th at South Carolina (9-10-0-4), 7:05 p.m. ET

QUICK SHIFTS

Among the League's Best: Jeff Malcolm stopped 79 of the 82 shots he faced last week for an outstanding .963 save percentage. Malcolm also earned the win in both games against Orlando and is now tied for the league-lead with Allen's Riley Gill with 11 wins this season. A native of Lethbridge, Alberta, Malcolm has jumped to second in the league with a 2.13 goals against average (GAA). The 25-year old is also a perfect 6-0-0 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena this season with a 1.48 GAA, .943 save percentage and one shutout. Prior to turning pro, Malcolm notched six shutouts over four seasons at Yale University, including a 36-save effort in the title game of Yale's 2013 Frozen Four Championship.

Home Sweet Home: Following last Friday's victory, Greenville is 6-1-0 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena this season and has outscored opponents 25-14 in those games. In addition, the Road Warriors currently lead the league with a .857 win percentage on home ice. The club has won four straight games at home dating back to Nov. 13th.

Offensive Surge: The Road Warriors have scored an impressive 19 goals in their last three games combined (6.33 goals/game). With the boost in production, Greenville's offense now sits 10th in the league, scoring an average of 3.18 goals/game. The Road Warriors are a perfect 12-0-0 this season when scoring three goals or more in a single contest, but just 1-9-0 when scoring two goals or less.

Going Streaking:

Chris McCarthy is on a four-game point streak dating back to Nov. 28th (3g, 2a)

Vinny Saponari is on a four-game point streak dating back to Nov. 28th (1g, 8a)

Jeff Malcolm is on a three-game win streak dating back to Nov. 29th

Ryan Hegarty is on a four-game point streak at home dating back to Nov. 13th (2g, 3a)

East Division Standings

Florida Everblades (14-3-0-1) = 29 points in 18 games

Elmira Jackals (12-7-0-3) = 27 points in 22 games

Greenville Road Warriors (13-9-0-0) = 26 points in 22 games

Orlando Solar Bears (11-10-2-0) = 24 points in 23 games

Reading Royals (10-8-1-1) = 22 points in 20 games

South Carolina Stingrays (9-10-0-4) = 22 points in 23 games

Gwinnett Gladiators (6-10-1-0) = 13 points in 17 games

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.

* FROZEN Night: Thursday's home game has been designated "FROZEN Night" and will feature fun for the entire family including $5 Kids Meals, movie clips, Frozen-related in-game contests and appearances from characters including Elsa, Ana and Olaf! Each character will be available for FREE photos and autographs on the Bon Secours Wellness Arena concourse during the game.

In addition, the Warriors have partnered with the Bon Secours Wellness Arena to offer fans who attend Thursday's game the EXCLUSIVE opportunity to purchase tickets to Disney on Ice presents FROZEN (June 10-14, 2015) BEFORE they go on sale to the general public. Those tickets can be purchased at the arena's concourse ticket window. The ONLY way to purchase the pre-sale tickets is by attending the Road Warriors game this Thursday! Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity! Get your tickets now !

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