Albany Devils Rebound with Win against Bridgeport Sound Tigers
January 10, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
ALBANY, NY -- Maxime Clermont made 24 saves and Paul Thompson and Mike Sislo each had two assists, helping the Albany Devils to a 3-1 advantage against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday at Times Union Center. The Devils rebounded from a 4-0 setback against the Hershey Bears Friday to improve to 16-13-2-5. The Sound Tigers move to 17-15-3-1.
"Tonight we were playing a divisional team and we lost some points out there last night," Thompson said. "We had to come out with a response. They are a good team, they have a lot of depth and they play hard so to get two points against them is always nice. "
Clermont, who was reassigned from Orlando (ECHL) on Dec. 24, earned his second victory of the season in his second start. He made five stops in the first, 11 in the second and eight in the third.
"I was seeing pretty well," Clermont said of his seventh career AHL appearance. "I am not going to lie, my D did an outstanding job boxing guys out and it was making my job much easier. They did a good job getting rebounds. My D were a big part of tonight for sure."
Offensively, David Wohlberg, Joe Whitney and Stefan Matteau each scored.
Bridgeport's lone tally came from Kael Mouillierat. In goal, Kevin Poulin made 24 stops as Albany outshot Bridgeport, 27-24.
The Devils started strong thanks to Wohlberg's third tally of the season. Kelly Zajac sent the puck up ice to Thompson, who carried the puck into the corner. The puck popped out in front and Wohlberg was there for the goal at 1:34.
Shortly after, Sound Tigers winger Sebastian Collberg sent the puck into traffic in front of the Devils net. After a few bounces, Mouillierat tapped in a loose puck to tie the game, 1-1, at 4:06.
In the second period, Whitney tallied the go-ahead goal of the game and his 14th of the season. With a power-play advantage, the Devils controlled the puck in the offensive zone, giving Whitney time and space to rip a shot from the top of the circle past Poulin at 2:27.
The power-play goal gives the Devils 11 in the last 12 contests. They entered the game 11th in the league, working at 17.2 percent.
"We moved the puck around well last night, but it's tough when you get pucks blocked," said Head Coach Rick Kowalsky. "I thought we did a really good job moving the puck quickly and rotating well. The key with the power play is we want to shoot which we did tonight, but it is about retrievals and getting it back quick."
In the closing seconds, Sislo forced a turnover and Rod Pelley hit the post on a 3-on-0 breakaway. Matteau was there to clean up the rebound and produce the final result at 19:00.
Game Notes
Joe Whitney registered his 14th goal of the season and his team-leading 33rd point ... He has nine points (4g-5a) in the last four games, 11 points (4g-7a) in his last six and 13 points (6g-7a) in his last eight ... David Wohlberg registered his third goal of the season. He has three goals and an assist in the last six outings ... Stefan Matteau registered his second goal of the year and first since Oct. 11 at Adirondack ... Paul Thompson posted his eighth multi-point game of the season and third in the last four games. The Devils winger has eight points (4g-4a) in the last five outings. Thompson has a team-leading 13 points (7g-6a) in nine games against Bridgeport this season ... Reid Boucher played in his 100th career AHL game ... The Devils improved to 14-0-0-1 when leading after the second, 12-3-2-2 when scoring first and 14-5-0-3 when scoring on the power play ... Albany improved to 24-26-3-8 all-time against Bridgeport, including a 4-3-0-2 record this season.
Next Up
The Devils travel to face the Springfield Falcons Sunday at 3 pm. Fans can follow the action online or on mobile devices at ahllive.com. Additionally, the game will be broadcast on 104.5 "The Team" ESPN Radio.
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