Flames Hold Off Marlies For 3-1 Win
October 25, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release
The Flames earned their first road win of the year on Saturday afternoon as they defeated the Toronto Marlies 3-1. Matt Keetley made 27 saves in the win including 11 stops in the final period. David Van der Gulik, Jamie Lundmark and Warren Peters supplied the offense as the team improved to 2-4-1-0 on the season.
Quad City controlled the opening stanza as the Flames limited Toronto's even strength chances while taking a 1-0 lead. David Van der Gulik scored during a Flames power play off a feed from Kris Chucko. The goal was Van der Gulik's second tally in as many games and the Flames' first opening period goal of the season. A pair of late Toronto power plays failed to produce a goal as the Flames completed the opening 20 minutes with a 1-0 edge.
Quad City increased their edge to 2-0 at 6:58 of the second period when Jamie Lundmark netted his first goal of the year during a Flames man advantage. Kris Chucko attempted a centering pass for Kyle Greentree that was deflected off a Marlie straight to Lundmark. The veteran center made no mistake and he buried the puck past Toronto's Justin Pogge to give the Flames a 2-0 lead. Quad City took a 3-0 lead just 49 seconds later when Brett Sutter sent a saucer pass through the Marlies defense to spring Warren Peters on a late developing breakway. The captain recorded his first goal of the year on the chance as he beat Pogge with a backhander. Matt Keetley made his best save of the contest in the late stages of the second period when he slid across his crease to deny Toronto's Boyd Devereaux during a shorthanded 2-on-1 break for the Marlies. The fantastic stop was one of Keetley's seven saves during the middle frame.
The Marlies netted the only goal of the closing frame when Andre Deveaux scored on a feed from Kris Newbury following a Flames turnover. With the exception of the Deveaux marker, Keetley held the fort in the third as he turned aside 11 shots in the closing frame. Keetley denied Toronto's Jiri Tlusty on the best chance of the period as the skilled forward was robbed on a chance from point-blank range.
The Flames complete their four-game road trip on Sunday afternoon in Hamilton, Ontario. Quad City faces the Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. central time. The Hayman's Ace Hardware Pre-Game Show begins at 2:35 p.m. on 93.9 FM WYEC. The game can be seen at ahllive.com on a pay-per-view basis.
Tickets for all Flames home games, including match-ups with Manitoba on October 29th and November 1st, are on sale now at the i wireless Center Box Office, via phone at (563) 326-1111 or on-line at ticketmaster.com. Group tickets and mini-plan packages are available via the Flames Ticket Office at (309) 764-7825.
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