Albany Devils Weekly
March 14, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
Recent Results
Fri., Mar. 9 - Devils at Syracuse (L, 1-2 OT)
Sat., Mar. 10 - Devils at Adirondack (L, 3-4)
Sun., Mar. 11 - Devils at Syracuse (L, 1-5)
Upcoming Games
Fri., Mar. 16 - Devils at Binghamton (7:05 p.m.)
Sat., Mar. 17 - Devils at Hershey (7:00 p.m.)
Sun., Mar. 18 - Devils vs. Hershey (4:00 p.m.)
Upcoming Promotions
Sun., Mar. 18
- McDonald's Family 4 Pack: for $50 fans will receive four tickets, four McDonald's Value Meals, four Devils hats, four Devils posters and two Devils game programs - a total value is worth $170
- Adam Henrique Bobblehead Giveaway: The first 2,000 fans with receive an Adam Henrique bobblehead courtesy of Yankee Trails World Travel
- Post-Game Autograph Session
- Post Game Public Skate presented by Stanley Steemer
Listen Live
- All three games this weekend can be followed online for free at ahllive.com. Additionally, fans can watch (pay-per-view) on ahllive.com.
The Week That Was
Fri., Mar. 9, Albany 1 at Syracuse 2 (Shootout)
Keith Kinkaid tied a season high with 37 saves, but the Devils fell, 2-1, in a shootout against Syracuse at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter. Syracuse's Peter Holland scored at 8:49 of the second period and Steve Zalewski sent the game into overtime with 35.7 seconds remaining in regulation. Mattias Tedenby and Matt Anderson scored for Albany in the shootout, but Kyle Palmieri, Holland and Jean-Francois Jacques combined for the Crunch's winning combination.
- Shots on Goal: Albany (31), Syracuse (39)
- Power Play: Albany (0-4), Syracuse (0-3)
- Three Stars: 1. Jean-Francois Jacques (SYR), 2. Iiro Tarkki (SYR), 3. Steve Zalewski (ALB)
Sat., Mar. 10, Albany 3 at Adirondack 4
Trailing 4-1 with less than five minutes remaining, the Devils scored two quick goals, but couldn't complete the comeback, falling 4-3 against the Phantoms at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Matt Anderson scored just 1:52 into the contest. After four-straight Adirondack goals, Nathan Perkovich scored with 4:28 remaining and Steve Zalewski moved the Devils within one with 16 seconds left. Jeff Frazee made 28 stops.
- Shots on Goal: Albany (34), Adirondack (32)
- Power Play: Albany (0-4), Adirondack (2-6)
- Three Stars: 1. Oliver Lauridsen (ADK), 2. Michael Leighton (ADK), 3. Matt Ford (ADK)
Sun., March 11, Albany 1 at Syracuse 5
Peter Harrold scored for the Devils, who fell, 5-1, to the Crunch at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter. Harrold's goal came with assists to Brad Mills and Darcy Zajac at 10:58 of the first to make the score 2-1. The Crunch had established a lead with goals from Mathieu Carle and Luca Caputi. After Harrold's goal, Patrick Marroon, Nick Schaus and Dan Sexton added to Syracuse's advantage.
- Shots on Goal: Albany (37), Syracuse (37)
- Power Play: Albany (1-5), Syracuse (2-9)
- Three Stars: 1. Peter Holland (SYR), 2. Patrick Maroon (SYR), 3. Iiro Tarkki (SYR)
Notables
- The Devils are third in the Northeast Division and eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 27-24-6-4 record (64 pts.). They are 14-8-4-3 at the Times Union Center and 13-16-2-1 on the road.
- Both of Albany's opponents this weekend play in the East Division. The Devils are 13-10-1-2 against that division this season.
- Before returning to the Devils lineup Friday, Matt Anderson had missed 20-consecutive games since his last appearance on Jan. 16 against Adirondack. On Saturday, he scored his first goal back at Adirondack. He ranks sixth on the team with 23 points with eight goals and 15 assists.
- Ten of Joe Whitney's 35 points have been registered against Binghamton. In seven games against the Senators, the first-year Devil has three goals and seven assists. Overall, Whitney has produced 13 goals and 22 assists in 58 games.
- Against Hershey, Steve Zalewski leads the team with three points in two games. He netted a goal in a 4-1 setback at the Times Union Center on Oct. 21 and earned two assists in a 6-5 shootout win at Hershey on Nov. 19.
Albany Leaders
Goals: Steve Zalewski (16)
Assists: Joe Whitney (22)
Points: Joe Whitney (35)
PIM: Tim Sestito (84)
Plus/Minus: Dan Kelly (+7)
PPG: Eric Gelinas, Steve Zalewski (7)
Wins: Keith Kinkaid (15)
GAA: Jeff Frazee (2.68)
SV%: Keith Kinkaid (.908)
Last Week's Transactions
Mar. 6 - Brad Mills (C) recalled from loan by New Jersey
Mar. 7 - Brad Mills (C) returned on loan from New Jersey
This Weeks Opponents
Fri., Mar. 16 at Binghamton
Record: 24-34-2-2 (52 pts/5th East)
Recent Results: Mar. 7 at Toronto (W, 2-0), Mar. 9 at Rochester (L, 1-3), Mar. 10 at Rochester (L, 1-6)
Leaders: Mike Hoffman (17g-25a), Corey Locke (10g-31a), Andre Petersson (17g-18a);
Mike McKenna (13-17-1/2.89/.919)
Sat., Mar. 17 at Hershey; Sun., Mar. 18 vs. Hershey
Record: 31-20-4-6 (72 pts/3rd East)
Recent Results: Mar. 4 vs. Springfield (W, 2-1 OT), Mar. 9 at St. John's (L, 1-6), Mar. 10 at St. John's (L, 2-3 SO)
Leaders: Chris Bourque (25g-53a), Jacob Micflikier (21g-35a), Ryan Potulny (23g-25a); Braden Holtby (20-15-2/2.61/.906)
*Leaders are among active players
Conference Standings
# Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT
1 * - Norfolk Admirals 63 42 18 1 2 87 0.690
2 * - St. John's IceCaps 60 37 16 5 2 81 0.675
3 * - Bridgeport Sound Tigers 60 32 20 3 5 72 0.600
4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 62 36 19 2 5 79 0.637
5 Hershey Bears 61 31 20 4 6 72 0.590
6 Connecticut Whale 61 31 20 5 5 72 0.590
7 Manchester Monarchs 63 31 29 0 3 65 0.516
8 Albany Devils 61 27 24 6 4 64 0.525
9 Worcester Sharks 60 26 23 4 7 63 0.525
10 Adirondack Phantoms 61 30 28 2 1 63 0.516
11 Portland Pirates 61 28 27 3 3 62 0.508
12 Springfield Falcons 62 28 28 3 3 62 0.500
13 Providence Bruins 63 27 29 3 4 61 0.484
14 Syracuse Crunch 61 26 27 4 4 60 0.492
15 Binghamton Senators 62 24 34 2 2 52 0.419
* Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3
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