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Barons Game Notes - Game 5 vs. Hamilton

April 22, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Oklahoma City Barons News Release


Hamilton Bulldogs at Oklahoma City Barons

Calder Cup Playoffs - North Division Semi-Final Game 5 - Series tied 2-2

April 22, 2011, 7:05 pm CDT - Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City

Broadcast: KXY 96.1 FM

OVERVIEW: The Barons and Hamilton Bulldogs (Montreal Canadiens) continue their best-of-7, first-round Calder Cup playoff series with Game 5 at the Cox Convention Center. This is the final game of this series to be contested in OKC. The series is even at 2-2, with the home team winning each game so far. The Barons prevailed in the most recent game on Wednesday, 5-2. Game 6 is Sunday at 3 pm CDT in Hamilton, with Game 7 if necessary Monday night at 6:30 central.

OFF THE TOP: Dating to their final 2 games of the regular season, the Barons have won a season-high 4 straight at home. Their longest home winning streak within the regular season was 2 games, accomplished 4 times. Wednesday's 5-2 win halted the Barons' streak of 3 straight home shutouts. Until Ian Schultz scored at 10:29 of the opening period Wednesday, Barons goaltenders had gone 192:54 without surrendering a goal at the Cox Center. Jeff Deslauriers posted consecutive shutouts in the final regular season home games Apr. 1-2 vs. Rockford and Texas and Martin Gerber blanked the Bulldogs 2-0 in Tuesday's Game 3.

MINUTE DETAILS: Martin Gerber went the equivalent of more than 5 periods without allowing goal in this series from Nigel Dawes' tally 1:03 into Saturday's second period until Ian Schultz scored at 10:29 of Wednesday's first. Gerber's shutout streak lasted 109 minutes, 26 seconds.

POWER PLAY CONNECTS: Mark Arcobello's goal from the point on the power play at 19:34 of Wednesday's second period was OKC's first man advantage goal of the series and first against Hamilton all season counting the 2 regular-season games between the clubs. In a series featuring numerous abbreviated power plays because of overlapping penalties, the Barons are 1-for-19 in the playoffs and 1-for-37 against Hamilton including the regular season. Hamilton is 4-for-24 this series on the power play, but 1-for-21 since connecting on their first 3 opportunities in the series opener Apr. 14. OKC has killed off 13 straight Hamilton power plays spanning the past 2 games plus the final Bulldogs chance on Saturday.

SERIES SNIPPETS: OKC has out-scored the opposition in its last 4 home games (2 in the playoffs and 2 in the regular season) by a combined margin of 16-2...Hunter Tremblay's goal in the first period Wednesday was his first as a professional...he played 3 games down the stretch of the regular season and the past 3 playoff games...OKC has scored first in the last 3 games of the series but their 3-2 lead after 2 periods Wednesday was their first lead at an intermission this series.

Series results:

Date - Opp. - Result - OKC Goalie (GA,SV) - Opp. Goalie - Attn.

Apr. 14 - @ Ham - L, 2-5 - Deslauriers (3, 3) - MacIntyre (2, 24) - 3,292

Apr. 16 - @ Ham - L, 1-2 - Gerber (2, 21) - MacIntyre (1, 38) - 3,911

Apr. 19 - Ham - W, 2-0 - Gerber (0, 26) - MacIntyre (2, 44) - 2,303

Apr. 20 - Ham - W, 5-2 - Gerber (2, 29) - MacIntyre (4, 23) - 2,041

Upcoming series schedule (all times Central):

Date - Opp. - Site - Time - Broadcast

Apr. 22 - Hamilton - Cox Center - 7:05 - KXY 96.1 FM

Apr. 24 - @ Hamilton - Copps Coliseum - 3:00 - KXY 96.1 FM

Apr. 25* - @ Hamilton - Copps Coliseum 6:30 - KXY 96.1 FM

* if necessary

Calder Cup Distinctions

- Alexandre Giroux led or shared the lead in Calder Cup Playoff scoring each of the past 2 seasons while winning titles with the Hersehy Bears. Giroux had 28 points (15G, 13A) in 2009 and tied teammate Chris Bourque with 27 points (14-13) last season.

- Alexandre Giroux owns the record for most overtime goals in Calder Cup play, 5, in time with Binghamton, Hartford and Hershey.

Giroux's OT winners in Calder Cup games:

Date - Result - Elapsed time in OT

6/11/2010 - Hershey 2 @ Texas 1 - 13:28

5/30/2009 - Hershey 5 @ Manitoba 4 - 13:33

4/23/2008 - W-B/Scranton 2 @ Hershey 3 - :20

5/11/2007 - W-B/Scranton 6 @ Hershey 7 - 4:58 (series winner)

5/04/2007 - W-B/Scranton 3 @ Hershey 4 - 25:57 (2 OT)

- Bryan Helmer is the AHL's all-time leader in Calder Cup games played with 140 counting both his games this season. The Barons are his seventh AHL playoff team after Albany, Worcester, Manitoba, Grand Rapids, San Antonio and Hershey.

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