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ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Warriors Earn a Point in 3-2 Shootout Loss to Florida

March 11, 2015 - ECHL (ECHL)
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Estero, FL - The Greenville Road Warriors (31-25-4), proud ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers and the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack, clawed back from an early two-goal deficit to earn a point, but came up short in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Everblades (38-13-6) at Germain Arena on Wednesday.

Despite the loss, Greenville continues to hold a three point lead over Orlando for the fourth and final playoff spot in the East Division. Ryan Hegarty and Anthony Luciani, who was making his Road Warriors' debut, scored the goals for the visitors.

The Road Warriors' offense entered the night with a boost of confidence following the acquisition of forwards Luciani and Thomas Frazee earlier in the week, but it was the 'Blades that came out strong with two goals in the first 4:50 of the contest. Alex Lavoie opened the scoring just 4:12 into the first period when he received a feed from Jordan Henry at the doorstep and flipped a forehand shot top shelf over the glove of goaltender Jason Missiaen.

Adam Brace made it 2-0 just 38 seconds later with his team-leading 25th goal of the season. During a rush in transition, Steven Whitney slipped a pass to Brace on the left wing for a one-timer that beat Missiaen at 4:50.

The Road Warriors bounced back and cut their deficit to one at 17:18 of the second period with a power-play goal from Hegarty. With Gabriel Desjardins in the box for goaltender interference, Michael St. Croix guided a pass ahead to Hegarty for a brief breakaway. Hegarty went forehand-to-backhand from the top of the crease to beat goaltender Anthony Peters for his 10th goal of the season, from St. Croix and Devon Krogh.

Greenville received a golden power-play opportunity at the end of the middle frame that carried over into the third period when Emerson Clark was hooked by Cameron Burt at the 19:59 mark. However, the Road Warriors were unable to produce a shot on the attack.

Instead, Luciani evened the game less than a minute later during a delayed penalty. With a 6-on-5 advantage, Bretton Cameron collected the puck in the neutral zone and sent it to the newcomer, who gained the zone a ripped a forehand wrist shot past Peters' glove at 2:24 of the third period.

After more than 22 minutes of scoreless hockey, including a five-minute, 4-on-4 overtime session, the Everblades received goals from Matt Marquardt and Desjardins in a four-round shootout. St. Croix, Chris McCarthy, Domenic Alberga and Luciani all came up empty for the Road Warriors.

The contest included one fight between Sam Noreau and Rob Florentino at 16:59 of the first period.

Greenville finished the game 1-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. Peters (2-0-0) made 24 saves for his second professional win, both against the Warriors, while Missiaen (12-12-3) stopped 27 shots in the loss.

Florida outshot Greenville 30-26.

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.

Next Time Out: Greenville continues a three-game road trip on Friday in Estero, Florida with the team's eighth meeting against the Florida Everblades this season. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at Germain Arena and fans can listen or watch the game live via ECHL.TV.

The Road Warriors return to SANDLAPPER Securities Rink at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Thursday, March 19th to take on the Cincinnati Cyclones for "CDS Night" presented by SANDLAPPER Securities. Fans can purchase special tickets for the game with a portion of the proceeds donated to The Center for Developmental Services by visiting GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com/CDS.

The 7:00 p.m. contest will also feature $2 food and beverage specials as well as special $5 tickets available at the Box Office while supplies last. The Road Warriors will also offer the new "Student Rush" promotion featuring a blue-level, center-ice ticket and a personal pan pizza for just $15! The offer is available only at the Box Office to students who show a valid ID after 5:00 p.m. on March 19th. For tickets or more information, please call a Road Warriors Account Executive at 864-674-PUCK or visit GreenvilleRoadWarriors.com/tickets-overview.html!

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