Albany Devils Weekly

Published on April 2, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release


Recent Results

Wed., Mar. 28 - Devils vs. Rochester (W, 2-1)

Fri., Mar. 30 - Devils vs. Providence (W, 4-3)

Sat., Mar. 31 - Devils vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (L, 2-5)

Upcoming Games

Wed., Apr. 4 - Devils at Worcester (7:00 p.m.)

Fri., Apr. 6 - Devils at Adirondack (7:00 p.m.)

Sat., Apr. 7 - Devils vs. Adirondack (7:00 p.m.)

Upcoming Promotions

Sat., Apr. 7

- Fan Appreciation Night: To say thank you, the Devils will be giving away prizes throughout the night and the first 2,000 fans to arrive will receive a Nathan Perkovich bobblehead courtesy of the Times Union.

Listen/Watch Live

- Wednesday and Friday's games can be followed on 104.5 "The Team" ESPN Radio. Additionally, all three games this weekend are available online at ahllive.com.

The Week That Was

Fri., Mar. 28, Albany 2 vs. Rochester 1

Steve Zalewski netted the game-winning goal with 4:39 remaining in regulation, lifting the Devils to a 2-1 win against the Americans at the Times Union Center. Albany trailed 1-0 after two periods thanks to a T.J. Brennan, 5-on-3 goal midway through the second. Eric Gelinas tied the game 43 seconds into the third. Jeff Frazee made 19 saves on 20 shots before leaving with an injury in the third. Keith Kinkaid provided relief, turning away all four shots.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (34), Rochester (24)

- Power Play: Albany (0-3), Rochester (1-3)

- Three Stars: 1. Steve Zalewski (ALB), 2. Eric Gelinas (ALB), 3. David Leggio (RCH)

Fri., Mar. 30, Albany 4 vs. Providence 3

Stephen Gionta had a goal and an assist and newcomer David Wohlberg netted the game-winning goal, helping the Devils to a 4-3 win against the Bruins at the Times Union Center. Albany trailed twice during the first two periods thanks to goals by Maxime Sauve. Albany answered each time with tallies from Kory Nagy at 15:25 of the first and Dan Kelly at 17:06 of the second. In the third, Gionta made the score 3-2 at 1:48 and Wohlberg followed at 4:35. Despite allowing a goal with 1:03 remaining, Keith Kinkaid held on for the win and finished with 35 stops.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (32), Providence (38)

- Power Play: Albany (0-3), Providence (1-4)

- Three Stars: 1. Stephen Gionta (ALB), 2. Maxime Sauve (PRO), 3. Dan Kelly (ALB)

Sat., Mar. 31, Albany 2 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5

The Devils fought back from two goals down, but eventually lost, 5-2, to the Penguins at the Times Union Center. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton established a 2-0 advantage with back-to-back goals by Alex Grant. Albany responded in the second period with tallies from Mike Hoeffel (3:39) and Matt Taormina (9:08). Before the end of the period, Paul Thompson netted the game winner at 14:30. Keith Kinkaid finished with 16 saves.

- Shots on Goal: Albany (29), Providence (21)

- Power Play: Albany (1-4), Providence (2-6)

- Three Stars: 1. Alex Grant (WBS), 2. Paul Thompson (WBS), 3. Mike Hoeffel (ALB)

Notables

- The 4-3 win against the Providence Bruins Friday was the Devils 199th victory in franchise history.

- Captain Stephen Gionta registered his first multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist Friday. For the season, he has 15 points (5g-15a) in 55 outings. He is the Devils all-time leader for games played (359), goals (55), assists (79) and points (134).

- Rookie Joe Whitney increased his team lead for points with a pair of assists Saturday. For the year, he has 13 goals and a team-high 29 assists for 42 points. He is averaging 0.63 points-per-game, which ranks second on the team.

- Jay Leach returned to the Devils lineup for the first time since Dec. 16 on Saturday. Against the Penguins, the Devils dressed seven defensemen: Matthew Corrente, Eric Gelinas, Dan Kelly, Jay Leach, Corbin McPherson, Matt Taormina and Alexander Urbom.

- On Friday, Matt Taormina was returned on loan from New Jersey and appeared in his first AHL game since Jan. 28. On Saturday, the Devils defenseman netted his sixth goal of the season.

- Kory Nagy produced back-to-back points with his third goal of the year Friday and his fourth assist Saturday.

- David Wohlberg, who signed an ATO Tuesday, netted his first career goal Friday. The tally, which came at 4:35 of the third period against the Bruins, was the game-winning goal.

- Against the Penguins, Brad Mills earned his 16th point of the season with an assist. He has 10 points in the last 11 games.

Albany Leaders

Goals: Steve Zalewski (17)

Assists: Joe Whitney (29)

Points: Joe Whitney (42)

PIM: Tim Sestito (102)

Plus/Minus: Dan Kelly (+8)

PPG: Eric Gelinas (8)

Wins: Keith Kinkaid (17)

GAA: Jeff Frazee (2.68)

SV%: Keith Kinkaid (.906)

Last Week's Transactions

Mar. 26 - Peter Harrold (D) recalled from loan by New Jersey

Mar. 27 - David Wohlberg (C) signed to ATO

Mar. 29 - Timo Pielmeier (G) reassigned by New Jersey from Elmira (ECHL)

Mar. 30 - Matt Taormina (D) returned on loan from New Jersey

Mar. 31 - Eric Baier (D) released from PTO

Conference Standings

# Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT

1 y * - Norfolk Admirals 70 49 18 1 2 101 0.721

2 y * - St. John's IceCaps 69 40 21 5 3 88 0.638

3 * - Bridgeport Sound Tigers 70 37 24 3 6 83 0.593

4 x WB/Scranton Penguins 70 41 22 2 5 89 0.636

5 x Hershey Bears 70 38 21 4 7 87 0.621

6 Connecticut Whale 70 34 24 7 5 80 0.571

7 Syracuse Crunch 70 33 27 5 5 76 0.543

8 Manchester Monarchs 71 36 31 1 3 76 0.535

9 Portland Pirates 70 32 29 4 5 73 0.521

10 Adirondack Phantoms 70 34 32 2 2 72 0.514

11 Springfield Falcons 71 33 32 3 3 72 0.507

12 Albany Devils 70 30 29 6 5 71 0.507

13 Providence Bruins 71 32 32 3 4 71 0.500

14 Worcester Sharks 69 28 30 4 7 67 0.486

15 Binghamton Senators 71 28 37 4 2 62 0.437

* Division leaders are seeded 1, 2, and 3

x clinched playoff berth

This Weeks Opponents

Wed., Apr. 4 at Worcester

Record: 28-30-4-7 (67 pts./14th Eastern Conference)

Recent Results: Mar. 30 vs. Portland (L, 3-5), Mar. 31 vs. Manchester (L, 0-4), Apr. 1 vs. Springfield (L, 2-3)

Offensive Leaders: John McCarthy (19g-26a), Matt Irwin (10g-29a), Tim Kennedy (12g-25a)

Goaltender Leader: Tyson Sexsmith (13-12-7/2.33/.916)

Fri., Apr. 6 at Adirondack & Sat., Apr. 7 vs. Adirondack

Record: 34-32-2-2 (72 pts./T-10th/ Eastern Conference)

Recent Results: Mar. 28 at Syracuse (L, 1-2 SO), Mar. 30 vs. Syracuse (W, 4-3 OT), Mar. 31 at Connecticut (L, 0-3)

Offensive Leaders: Matthew Ford (25g-25a), Jason Akeson (12g-38a), Denis Hamel (22g-21a)

Goaltender Leader: Michael Leighton (25-24-1/2.57/.918)

*Leaders are among active players

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