Aeros Double up Bulldogs on the Road
Published on November 4, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
HAMILTON, ON --- Jon DiSalvatore, Justin Fontaine and Warren Peters each scored as the Houston Aeros beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-2 Friday night at Copps Coliseum in a rematch of the 2011 Western Conference Finals.
The win was the fifth in six games for the Aeros, extending the team's point streak to eight games (6-0-0-2) and allowed Houston to maintain the top spot in the American Hockey League with 19 points.
The Aeros tied the score at 1-1 on DiSalvatore's 5-on-3 power play goal at 5:37 in the second period, and Justin Fontaine gave the Aeros a 2-1 lead at 12:11 in the second period.
Warren Peters upped Houston's lead to 3-1 at 16:27 in the third period with another power play goal, but Hamilton answered with a Garrett Stafford power play goal at 18:51 to cut the lead to one. Jarod Palmer put the game away with an empty net goal at 19:47 in the third.
Brian Willsie opened the scoring with a goal at 1:43 in the second.
Matt Hackett made 26 saves in goal for the Aeros, who return to Toyota Center next Sunday against Toronto at 5:05 p.m.
BOMB DROPPINGS Jeff Taffe (0-2=2) registered his sixth two-point game of the season ... The two-point night for Taffe was his fourth in five games... DiSalvatore has points in eight-straight games (3-8=11)... Newly signed defenseman Elgin Reid registered his first assist as an Aero, and Drew Bagnall had his first assist this season. ... Matt Hackett improved to 5-0-1 in road decisions this season.
NEXT GAME Sunday vs. Toronto (5:05 p.m.)
RECORDS HOU - 8-1-0-3 HAM - 4-5-1-0
GOAL SCORERS HOU - DiSalvatore, Fontaine, Peters, Palmer HAM - Willsie, Stafford
AEROS STARTERS F - DiSalvatore, Rau, Taffe D - Fredheim, Cuma G - Hackett
AEROS SCRATCHES Penner, Hoffman, Broda
DECIDING GOAL Peters (16:27, 3rd)
POWER PLAYS HOU: 2/5 HAM: 2/4
GOALIES HOU: Hackett (26/28) HAM: Lawson (22/25)
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