Albany Devils Weekly

Published on February 21, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release


Recent Results

Wed., Feb. 15 - Devils vs. Syracuse (L, 1-7)

Sat., Feb. 18 - Devils vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (W, 3-0)

Sun., Feb. 19 - Devils vs. Binghamton (W, 4-2)

Mon., Feb. 20 - Devils at Bridgeport (L, 0-3) Upcoming Games

Fri., Feb. 24 - Devils at Syracuse (7:30 p.m.)

Sat., Feb. 25 - Devils at Manchester (7:00 p.m.)

Sun., Feb. 26 - Devils at Bridgeport (3:00 p.m.)

Listen Live

- All three games this week can be heard on 104.5 "The Team" ESPN Radio or online for free at ahllive.com. Additionally, fans can watch (pay-per-view) on ahllive.com.

The Week That Was

Wed., Feb. 15, Albany 1 vs. Syracuse 7

In search of their fourth-straight victory, the Devils were halted by the Crunch, 7-1, at the Times Union Center. Darcy Zajac scored at 11:00 of the first to make the score 1-1. From there it was all Crunch: Kyle Palmieri and Patrick Maroon each had two goals and an assist and Josh Brittain had three helpers. On loan from the San Jose Sharks to the Anaheim Ducks affiliate, Antero Niittymaki earned the win with 30 saves.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (31), Syracuse (29)

- Power Play: Albany (0-6), Syracuse (2-4)

- Three Stars: 1. Patrick Maroon (SYR), 2. Kyle Palmieri (SYR), 3. Antero Niittymaki (SYR)

Sat., Feb. 18, Albany 3 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0

Jeff Frazee made 32 saves and Eric Gelinas had a pair of goals as the Devils shut out the Penguins, 3-0, at the Times Union Center. Frazee registered his second shutout of the season and helped kill off all six Penguins power plays. Gelinas opened the scoring at 14:13 of the second and capped the scoring with an empty net goal with 36 seconds remaining. Tim Sestito scored on a penalty shot at 18:27 of the second.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (23), WB/Scranton (32)

- Power Play: Albany (1-4), WB/Scranton (0-6)

- Three Stars: 1. Jeff Frazee (ALB), 2. Tim Sestito (ALB), 3. Eric Gelinas (ALB)

Sun., Feb. 19, Albany 4 vs. Binghamton 2

The Devils used three second-period goals to push past the Senators, 4-2, at the Times Union Center. After trailing 2-0 after one, Mike Sislo, Steve Zalewski and Vladimir Zharkov each scored in the second to grab the only lead the Devils would need. Zharkov added an empty-net goal with five seconds remaining. Keith Kinkaid was perfect after the first period making nine saves in the second and 10 in the third for a game total of 27.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (39), Binghamton (29)

- Power Play: Albany (1-5), Binghamton (0-3)

- Three Stars: 1. Vladimir Zharkov (ALB), 2. Brad Mills (ALB), 3. Pat Cannone (BNG)

Mon., Feb. 20, Albany 0 at Bridgeport 3

The Devils surrendered two second period goals and an additional one in the third, falling 3-0 to the Sound Tigers at Webster Bank Arena. Goaltender Jeff Frazee tied a season high with 35 saves. He made 11 saves in the first, 11 in the second and 13 in the third. At the other end, Anders Nilsson earned the shutout win by making 26 saves.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (26), Bridgeport (38)

- Power Play: Albany (0-7), Bridgeport (0-6)

- Three Stars: 1. Anders Nilsson (BRI), 2. Blair Riley (BRI), 3. Sean Backman (BRI)

Notables

- For the second time in three weeks, the Devils packed 8,000-plus fans into the Times Union Center to witness a 3-0 victory. On Saturday, 8,114 fans experienced the Devils win against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It was the second largest crowd in franchise history behind the 8,194 fans who were on hand against Adirondack on Jan. 28.

- The Devils are 9-3-0-0 when leading after the first period and 17-1-1-0 when leading after two.

- Jeff Frazee made 32 saves against the Penguins Saturday for his second shutout of the season and ninth of his four-year career. Combined with Keith Kinkaid's three shutouts this year, the duo has helped the Devils set a club record for shutouts in a single season with five.

- Three times this season rookie Joe Whitney has produced three points in a game. He most recently accomplished the feat with three helpers in a 3-0 victory against Binghamton Sunday. Whitney, who also posted a plus-2 rating during that game, leads the team with 29 points, including a club-best 12 goals.

- Eric Gelinas and Steve Zalewski each scored power-play goals this weekend, giving them both a team-high five man-advantage tallies. For the season, Gelinas is first among Devils defensemen with 20 points backed by 10 goals and 10 assists. Zalewski ranks tied for second on the team with 28 points, including 11 goals and 17 helpers.

- Vladimir Zharkov scored the game-winning goal and added an empty-net tally against Binghamton Sunday. He now has points in four of his last six games, producing three goals and an assist during that span. He is tied for second with 28 points, including a team-high 18 assists.

Albany Leaders

Goals: Joe Whitney (12)

Assists: Vladimir Zharkov (18)

Points: Joe Whitney (29)

PIM: Tim Sestito (73)

Plus/Minus: Dan Kelly, Mike Sislo (+7)

PPG: Eric Gelinas, Steve Zalewski (5)

Wins: Keith Kinkaid (14)

GAA: Jeff Frazee (2.75)

SV%: Keith Kinkaid (.904)

Last Week's Transactions

Feb. 13 - Timo Pielmeier (G) reassigned by New Jersey to Elmira (ECHL)

Feb. 14 - Nick Palmieri (RW) recalled from loan by New Jersey

Feb. 14 - Stephane Veilleux (LW) recalled from loan by New Jersey

Feb. 15 - Myles Stoesz (LW) returned on loan to Trenton (ECHL)

Feb. 18 - J.S. Berube (LW) reassigned by New Jersey to Trenton (ECHL)

Feb. 18 - Peter Harrold (D) recalled from loan by New Jersey

Feb. 18 - Myles Stoesz (LW) recalled from loan to Trenton (ECHL)

Feb. 19 - J.S. Berube (LW) reassigned by New Jersey from Trenton (ECHL)

Conference Standings

# Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT

1 * - St. John's IceCaps 52 33 13 5 1 72 0.692

2 * - Norfolk Admirals 54 33 18 1 2 69 0.639

3 * - Connecticut Whale 53 26 17 5 5 62 0.585

4 WB/Scranton Penguins 54 31 16 2 5 69 0.639

5 Hershey Bears 53 29 15 4 5 67 0.632

6 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 51 28 18 3 2 61 0.598

7 Manchester Monarchs 56 28 26 0 2 58 0.518

8 Worcester Sharks 50 24 17 4 5 57 0.570

9 Albany Devils 52 24 20 5 3 56 0.538

10 Providence Bruins 54 25 23 3 3 56 0.519

11 Portland Pirates 53 24 23 3 3 54 0.509

12 Springfield Falcons 53 24 25 2 2 52 0.491

13 Adirondack Phantoms 52 24 25 2 1 51 0.490

14 Syracuse Crunch 51 20 23 4 4 48 0.471

15 Binghamton Senators 53 21 29 2 1 45 0.425

* Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3

This Weeks Opponents

Fri., Feb. 24 at Syracuse

Record: 20-23-4-4 (48 pts/4th East)

Recent Results: Feb. 15 at Albany (W, 7-1), Feb. 17 at Norfolk (L, 4-7), Feb. 18 at Norfolk (L, 2-3 SO)

Leaders: Patrick Maroon (24g-28a), Kyle Palmieri (28g-16a), Peter Holland (17g-20a); Iiro Tarkki (10-13-3/2.80/.916)

Sat., Feb. 25 at Manchester

Record: 28-26-0-2 (58 pts/2nd Atlantic)

Recent Results: Feb. 17 at Adirondack (L, 1-5), Feb. 18 vs. Hershey (L, 1-2), Feb. 19 vs. Adirondack (L, 2-5)

Leaders: Marc-Andre Cliche (16g-18a), Brandon Kozun (15g-17a), Linden Vey (14g-17a); Jeff Zatkoff (15-12-1/2.50/.919)

Sun., Feb. 26 at Bridgeport

Record: 28-18-3-2 (61pts/2nd Northeast)

Recent Results: Feb. 18 vs. Adirondack (W, 3-2), Feb. 19 vs. Hershey (W, 2-1 SO), Feb. 20 vs. Albany (W, 3-0)

Leaders: Casey Cizikas (15g-29a), Matt Donovan (6g-25a), Rhett Rakhshani (9g-17a); Anders Nilsson (14-6-1/2.41/.921)

*Leaders are among active players

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