Bulldogs Spook Monsters in Shootout
January 23, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON, ON - Matt D'Agostini scored two goals in the shootout to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 3-2 win over the Lake Erie Monsters on Wednesday night at Copps Coliseum. With the shootout win, the 'Dogs have now won three straight games and hold a record of 19-17-1-5 on the season.
Lake Erie opened the scoring at 12:01 of the first period when Jeff Friesen registered his first goal of the season. J.D. Corbin and Jamie Lundmark picked up helpers on the 1-0 tally.
The Bulldogs evened the score 1-1 at 5:33 of the middle stanza when Jonathan Ferland banged home a rebound past Monsters' netminder Mike Wall on the power play. The goal, Ferland's 11th of the campaign, was assisted by Mathieu Carle and Marvin Degon.
At 12:14 of the second period, the Monsters regained the lead when David Jones scored his 10th goal of the season to make the score 2-1. Wyatt Smith and Jeff Jillson earned assists on Jones' power-play marker.
Corey Locke notched his 16th tally of the season at 4:13 of the third period to tie the game 2-2. With the power-play marker, Locke moved into a first-place tie with Brian Swanson and Tomas Plekanec on the Bulldogs all-time goal-scoring list with 71-career tallies.
After a scoreless overtime, the game was forced to a shootout. In the sixth round after each team went 1-for-5 on their first-five attempts, Matt D'Agostini potted a snap shot through the legs of Wall to give the Bulldogs the lead. Carey Price then shut the door on the Monsters' final shooter to preserve a 3-2 shootout victory.
Price made 16 saves on 18 shots for Hamilton to earn the win, while Lake Erie netminder Mike Wall made 38 saves on 40 shots in a losing effort. Despite the shootout loss, Wall was named the game's first star.
The Bulldogs were 2-for-3 with the man advantage, while the Monsters went 1-for-3 on the power play.
The Defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action on Friday, January 25th at 7:30 p.m. when they host the Quad City Flames in the 12th Annual TD 'Smiles on Ice' Game at Copps Coliseum. Tickets for all 'Dogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information or to purchase season tickets call 905-529-8500, e-mail tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
Fans can listen to every Bulldogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.
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