Winnipeg, MTB - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 5-4 in overtime on Saturday night. P.K. Subban scored the overtime goal to win the game for the ‘Dogs while Mathieu Carle had four points.Hamilton opened the scoring at 10:54 of the first period. J.T. Wyman won a faceoff to the right of Manitoba starting goaltender Cory Schneider, sending the puck to Carle. Carle blasted a shot that sailed through traffic and past Schneider.
The ‘Dogs took a 2-0 lead at 2:04 of the middle frame. Sergei Kostitsyn fed a pass to David Desharnais, who rifled a shot that bounced off the right post and onto the stick of Carle. Carle slid a shot past an out of position Schneider and into the open net. The Bulldogs scored their third goal while on the power play at 7:35. Andre Benoit received a pass from Brock Trotter before dishing a pass to Kostitsyn. Kostitsyn snapped a shot over the shoulder of Schneider and into the top of the net.
The Moose scored their first goal of the game at 8:13 of the middle frame. Sergei Shirokov blasted a shot towards the net. Erik Christensen redirected the shot between the legs of Hamilton starting goaltender Curtis Sanford. Manitoba cut the lead to one at 9:21. Evan Oberg blasted a shot that was saved by Sanford. Marty Murray grabbed the rebound before backhanding the puck past the goaltender.
Hamilton took a 4-2 lead at 13:09 second frame while on the power play. Kostitsyn sent a pass to Desharnais, who fired a backhand shot over the right shoulder of Schneider
Shirokov scored the Moose's third goal of the game at 19:47 of the middle stanza. Eric Walsky fed a pass to Shirokov to send him on a breakaway. Shirokov used a forehand-to-backhand deke move to beat Sanford and make the game 4-3.
Manitoba tied the game at 10:33 of the final frame. Oberg sent a pass to Marco Rosa, who hammered a shot from the left faceoff circle. The shot sailed past Sanford and into the net.
The Bulldogs won the game at 3:53 of the overtime period. Wyman sent a pass to Subban, who released a shot that beat Schneider over the left shoulder and stayed just under the crossbar to end the game.
The Bulldogs return to Copps Coliseum to battle the Rochester Americans on Tuesday, November 24th at 7:30 p.m. Fans can listen to every ‘Dogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the ‘AHL Live' or ‘TALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website.
Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the February 21st game at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) 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 on ‘Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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