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Greenville throws the kitchen sink, but can't slip past desperate Jacksonville club BY: Jordan Kuhns, Greenville Swamp Rabbits BOXSCORE GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Jacksonville Icemen played a trademark defensive game and recovered from an early mistake. Two unanswered goals, in response to an early tally by the Greenville Swamp Rabbits, led them to a 2-1 win on Thursday night at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Kamerin Nault returned to the lineup for the Swamp Rabbits and opened the scoring with his 12th goal in 15 games at the 1:56 mark of the first period. A wayward dump in by Clint Lewis bounced off of Jacksonville Icemen goaltender Angus Redmond. Nault pounced on the puck, deked to the backhand and scored to lift the Swamp Rabbits to the lead for the fourth consecutive game. Redmond, however, made up for that mistake and made 28 saves on the night to pick up the win. He had to stop the kitchen sink being thrown at him in the third period—15 shots—and several breakaways and 2-on-1 chances. The Icemen also helped their goaltender out with two unanswered goals to erase Greenville's lead. The only power play of the night helped Jacksonville's league-worst power play get on the board. A give-and-go between Kris Newbury and David Broll ended up with a goal on a rebound opportunity for Broll, his sixth of the season, six minutes after Nault's goal. It took until the second period for the Icemen to get the eventual game-winner. A Swamp Rabbits neutral zone turnover ended up going the other direction quickly, and Newbury found a wide-open Cameron Critchlow, whose deke to the backhand bested Garrett Bartus to give Jacksonville the one-goal advantage. Jacksonville took eight of the nine meetings between the two teams this season. Six of them were decided by one goal, and the last three were decided by a 2-1 score. Fan Appreciation Night is right around the corner! The Swamp Rabbits will host the Orlando Solar Bears on Friday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. For tickets, go to SwampRabbits.com.

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Greenville strikes too little, too late (PHOTO: Gary McCollough) BY: Jordan Kuhns, Greenville Swamp Rabbits BOXSCORE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Greenville Swamp Rabbits played a strong defensive game, but the Jacksonville Icemen opened the scoring early and held on for the win late. The Icemen topped the Swamp Rabbits 2-1 at the Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday night. Zach Franko picked up his first goal as a Swamp Rabbit in the final minute with goaltender Kyle Hayton at the bench for the extra attacker on a centering pass from the corner by Michael Pelech. That cut the Jacksonville lead in half, but it ultimately fell short. Jacksonville, like the night prior, jumped out to a 2-0 lead, even with a supreme defensive effort that held the Icemen to 15 credited shots on goal on Hayton, who kept the game close, especially with his best save on Dajon Mingo in the first period. That and a penalty-killing effort came through strong for Greenville, who, for the eighth consecutive game, kept the opponent's penalty kill off the board. The Icemen went 0-for-5 on the man advantage. Everett Clark pounced on an early Greenville turnover following the conclusion of a Kris Newbury penalty in the opening minutes. Hayton lost control of the puck behind the net, and Everett Clark wrapped the net on the turnover and smashed home the opening salvo. It would take until late in the second period for Jacksonville to strike again. Big man David Broll busted down the middle of the ice, and his backhand attempt was tipped by Adam Larkin, but gave the puck an odd trajectory and poked the puck over Hayton's shoulder to extend Jacksonville's lead to 2-0. The Swamp Rabbits will see their schedule grind to a halt in mid-March, with a full week off ahead. The third consecutive game against Jacksonville will take place on Sunday, March 17. For tickets, go to SwampRabbits.com.

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