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 in the score 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 defenseman, setting up Bryce Brodzinski on a breakaway. Brodzinski followed up with his own rebound to give Savannah a 2-0 lead after one period.
Greenville narrowed the deficit at 12:03 of the second period when Hudson Schandor buried a rebound on a Tim Lovell shot to make it 2-1.
Savannah regained its two-goal lead 5:52 into the third period when Ryan Sullivan swept home a rebound off 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, when Kenta Isogai followed up a breakaway rebound from Ryan O’Hara to force overtime.
In the extra session, the Ghost Pirates killed a penalty before earning a power play of their own. On the man advantage, Riley Hughes buried a rebound on a Dennis Cesana shot to secure the 4-3 victory in extra time.
Vinnie Purpura was great in net, stopping 51 of 54 shots in the win. The 54 shots allowed tied a team record. Pierce Charleston made 21 saves on 24 shots in relief for Greenville, while Mattias Sholl made 7 of 8 stops before retiring due to injury.
The Ghost Pirates are back in action next Saturday in Orlando against the Solar Bears. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET. The match 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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