GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Savannah Ghost Pirates, proud ECHL affiliate of the Florida Panthers, earned their second straight overtime victory with a 4–3 win over the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on Sunday afternoon at Bon Secours Wellness Arena.
Savannah opened the scoring with 5:55 remaining in the first period when Liam Walsh centered a pass to Matt Koopman in the slot, and he tapped it home to make it 1–0. Tristan Amonte recorded the secondary assist.
The Ghost Pirates doubled their lead late in the frame after Amonte poked the puck away from a Greenville defender, springing Bryce Brodzinski on a breakaway. Brodzinski followed up his own rebound to give Savannah a 2–0 advantage after one period.
Greenville cut into the deficit at the 12:03 mark of the second period when Hudson Schandor buried a rebound off a Tim Lovell shot to make it 2–1.
Savannah regained its two-goal cushion 5:52 into the third period as Ryan Sullivan swiped home a rebound from a Noah Carroll shot to extend the lead to 3–1. Josh Lopina added the secondary assist.
The Swamp Rabbits responded on the power play when Lovell blasted a one-timer from the right circle to make it 3–2. Greenville later tied the game with 1:58 remaining in regulation as Kenta Isogai followed up a Ryan O’Hara breakaway rebound to force overtime.
In the extra session, the Ghost Pirates killed off a penalty before earning a power play of their own. On the man advantage, Riley Hughes buried a rebound off a Dennis Cesana shot to secure the 4–3 overtime win.
Vinnie Purpura was stellar in net, stopping 51 of 54 shots in the victory. The 54 shots allowed tied a team record. Pierce Charleston made 21 saves on 24 shots in relief for Greenville, while Mattias Sholl stopped 7 of 8 before exiting due to injury.
The Ghost Pirates return to action next Saturday in Orlando against the Solar Bears. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed live on FloHockey and broadcast on Mixlr. Tickets and additional information about upcoming home games are available at ghostpirateshockey.com.
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