Maroon Nets Overtime Winner as Admirals Top Penguins
December 29, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Norfolk Admirals News Release
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Penn. - Patrick Maroon scored a power play goal 1:21 into overtime as the Norfolk Admirals (14-14-1-0) topped the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (14-13-2-1), 3-2, on Saturday night from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Chris Wagner and Peter Holland also scored for Norfolk, while goaltender Igor Bobkov (7-8-0) st opped 23 of 25 shots in the victory.
Norfolk, which has posted a 7-3-1-0 record in December so far, rounds out the month and a three-game road trip t omorrow evening against the Springfield Falcons. They return to Norfolk Scope Arena on Friday and Saturday nights to face off against the Syracuse Crunch.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton opened scoring 4:14 into the first period. Brian Gibbons sent a wrist shot from the right point through a screen and past Bobkov to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead.
The Admirals tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second period. Wagner won a faceoff at the left dot in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton zone to Gabe Guentzel at the left point. Guentzel skated into the high slot and sent a wrist shot through traffic. Wagner deflected the shot past Penguins goaltender Jeff Zatkoff at 6:06 for his third goal of the season.
Norfolk took a 2-1 lead late in the second period on Holland's team-leading 12th goal of the season. A Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward sent a shot that caromed all the way around the glass in the Admirals' zone and landed just across the blue line near the left point. Holland picked up the puck on a breakaway and scored glove-side at 16:33.
The lead was short-lived, however, as the Penguins tied the game just 46 seconds later. Former Admirals forward Trevor Smith won a faceoff in left circle. He centered the puck towards the low slot, and Jayson Megna sent a shot between Bobkov's legs to tie the game at 2-2 at 17:19 of the second period.
After a scoreless third period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Benn Ferriero was whistled for hooking 27 seconds into overtime, giving Norfolk a four-on-three skater advantage. Holland sent a pass from the bottom of the right circle across the slot to Maroon, who was stationed on top of the goalmouth to Zatkoff's right. Maroon tipped the puck past the right skate of the goaltender and into the net for his ninth goal of the season at 1:21, as Norfolk claimed the 3-2 victory.
Zatkoff (11-10-0) stopped 25 of 28 shots.
Norfolk was 1-for-4 on the power play. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was 0-for-3.
The Admirals and Springfield Falcons face off at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow evening from the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. Due to Washington Redskins football, there will not be a radio broadcast of the game. However, you may listen online at 1021TheGame.com or watch online at AHLLive.com.
The Admirals return to Norfolk Scope Arena on Friday and Saturday nights to host the Syracuse Crunch. The first 2,012 fans through the gates on Friday will receive an Admirals Calder Cup replica trophy, courtesy of John's Tax Service, JPM Financial Services and WTKR NewsChannel3.
Don't miss a minute of Admirals action by purchasing your season tickets today. Stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime.
Three Stars:
1. Patrick Maroon - NOR
2. Peter Holland - NOR
3. Jayson Megna - WBS
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