GREENVILLE, SC –Shawn Cameron scored in the final seconds of sudden-death overtime to hand the Greenville Swamp Rabbits a dramatic 4-3 victory over the Wheeling Nailers on Saturday night. Greenville extended its winning streak to six consecutive games.
The Swamp Rabbits jumped out to an early 2-0 lead courtesy of first period markers from Max Zimmer and Graham Knott. First, Zimmer received a perfect cross-ice pass from Ben Finkelstein who extended his point streak to 10 games at 12:48. Knott added his eighth goal of the season at 15:30 to double his team’s advantage.
Wheeling responded with a pair to draw even before the midway mark of the second period. Nick Rivera scored a power play goal on a wraparound attempt at 3:05. Cody Sylvester tallied his first of eventual two goals at 9:13 for the equalizer.
At 12:40, Frank Hora put the Swamp Rabbits back in front with a go-ahead marker. Matt Strome fed Hora from beneath the goal line, and Hora unleashed a rocket from the right face-off circle for his sixth goal of the campaign.
Leading 3-2 after 40 minutes, Wheeling once again responded to draw even. Sylvester registered his 22nd goal of the season after squeezing a point-blank chance from the low-slot past John Lethemon.
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits required sudden-death overtime for the 23rd time this season, and Cameron scored the game-winner with 17.8 seconds left on the clock. On a 2-on-2 rush, Cameron burst to the net on a power move and beat Louis-Philip Guindon low to the ice.
Final shots on goal were deadlocked at 37-37. Greenville finished the night 0-for-1 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
The Swamp Rabbits return to action on Sunday, May 23rd to conclude a three-game set versus the Wheeling Nailers. Puck drop at Bon Secours Wellness Arena is scheduled for 3:05 p.m.
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