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Norfolk Admirals

Norfolk defeats Monsters 6-1

January 7, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


Twelve Admirals had at least point in the game as Norfolk defeated the Lowell Lock Monsters 6-1 at Scope.

The Admirals found the back of the net first in the opening frame on a power play. Carl Corazzini entered the offensive zone, skated from right to left in front of the crease and sent a wrister past Lock Monsters' netminder Craig Kowalski at 7:22. Norfolk doubled its lead with 39 seconds left in the first, as Martin St. Pierre scored off a rebound on the power play. The home team took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.

The lead grew to three goals three minutes into the second stanza. Mike Brown passed the puck to Matt Keith in the slot. Kowalski stopped his initial shot, but Keith stuffed home his own rebound at 3:29. Lowell closed to within two goals six minutes later, as Mike Zigomanis netted a five-on-three power play goal. However, the Admirals regained their three-goal lead on a shorthanded goal with eight seconds left in the middle period. Mark Cullen got the puck off a turnover in the neutral zone and skated in on Kowalski two-on-one with James Wisniewski. Cullen sent a saucer pass to Wisniewski, who one-timed it past Kowalski at 19:52. Norfolk held a 4-1 lead after forty minutes.

The lead grew to four goals 3:49 into the final frame. Nick Kuiper received the puck after just having exited the sin bin and broke in on Kowalski two-on-one. Kuiper dished the puck to Ajay Baines, who one-timed it past Kowalski. The Admirals got their final goal from Mark Cullen with nine seconds remaining in the third to win the game 6-1.

Corey Crawford finished with 23 saves for Norfolk while Lowell's Craig Kowalski made 47 stops.

Norfolk was 2-8 on the power play while Lowell was 1-7.

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