GREENVILLE, SC – With their backs against the wall, the Indy Fuel visited the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in game three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Friday. Indy saw goals from Spencer Watson, Peter Kreiger and Willie Raskob en route to a 3-2 win and the Fuel’s first playoff win in franchise history. 
Taking advantage of an early power play in the first period, Watson floated down from the blue line and fired a slapshot over the shoulder of a screened Ryan Bednard. Greenville responded just over a minute later when a shot by Joey Haddad was deflected past Billy Christopoulos by Shawn Cameron. After earning a second power play in the period, Indy’s Raskob wristed a puck from the point and beat Bednard to take a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes of play.
Throughout the first 10 minutes of the second period, both teams traded shots on goal but Christopoulos and Bednard stood strong. It would take until four minutes remained in the period before Indy doubled their lead when a wrist shot by Krieger beat Bednard over the shoulder. Indy held on to the two-goal lead for the remaining time, taking a 3-1 lead into the locker room.
After controlling the first half of the final period, the Swamp Rabbits cut Indy’s lead in half when Haddad put home a rebound off of a point shot from Ben Finklestein. Although getting outshot 13-6 in the third period, Indy held on to the 3-2 lead and earn the franchise’s first playoff win.
Game 4 of the best-of-five series is Saturday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville at 7:05 p.m.
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