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Greenville Road Warriors VERSUS Florida Everblades

ESTERO, FL The Greenville Road Warriors peppered the Florida Everblades‘ net with 39 shots on Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough as they ultimately fell by a 5-2 score. The loss dropped Greenville’s record to 27-16-2 on the season.

The Road Warriors came out with energy in the first period and had a shot advantage that stretched to as much as 9-3 near the midway point of the first. It was an opportunistic Florida offense, though, that gave the home team a 2-0 lead after one. Bobby Raymond punched home his fourth goal of the season, on Florida’s second shot, at 2:20 of the first. Amidst a scramble in front of Nic Riopel, Raymond cashed in a rebound off of a shot from Alex Imbeault. Greenville landed in penalty trouble later in the frame with an interference minor to T.J. Reynolds and a delay of game minor to Brad Cole 1:12 apart. Ethan Graham converted a one-timer for the 5-on-3 goal at 19:03 for Florida’s 2-0 advantage. Riopel turned away nine of the shots he saw

A fluke Florida goal midway through the second period put the Road Warriors in a three-goal hole, but Greenville showed no small amount of determination in trying to battle back. After a breakout pass hit Shane Harper in the skates on the right wing, Florida’s Drew Larman sent a soft pass to the front of the net. Mathieu Roy was camped out in front and used a little backhand deflection to beat Riopel for a 3-0 ‘Blades lead. Just a few minutes later, a hard-working shift by Harper drew a hooking minor on Florida Mike Egener. Chris Chappell potted a power play goal at 14:26 with assists by Trevor Glass and Brandon Wong to put the Road Warriors on the board. The goal broke an 0-for-20 streak on the power play for the Road Warriors.

The Road Warriors turned in an impressive defensive effort in the third period as they limited the Everblades to a paltry two shots on goal. The one caveat, though, was each of those shots ended up in the Greenville net. Carlson potted a power play goal at 6:07 with a one-timer from the left-wing circle. The Everblades didn’t get another shot on net until 1:04 remained in the game, but Imbeault’s bid from center ice ended up in the empty net to salt away the victory. Jimmy Kilpatrick’s power play goal at 11:44 of the third kept Greenville within striking distance. Shane Harper extended his point streak to 11 games with the primary helper. Greenville also had power plays at 12:17 and 15:25 of the third, but was unable to convert.

Riopel suffered the loss while making 16 saves. Greenville was 2-for-6 on the power play and 5-for-7 on the penalty kill.

Mark your calendars! The Road Warriors will return home from a seven-game road trip on Wednesday, February 9 to take on the South Carolina Stingrays at 7:05 p.m. at the BI-LO Center. The Road Warriors will be celebrating Valentine’s Day with special games and promotions throughout the evening. Group seating remains available for the game and you can call 864-674-PUCK to book your group outing and save off the box office price, receive preferred seating based on availability, and enjoy other great benefits.

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