Bulldogs Drop Game 3 to Moose 5-4
Published on May 3, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Winnipeg, MB - The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated by the Manitoba Moose 5-4 in Game 3 of the North Division Final but still hold a 2-1 series lead. Marco Rosa had a goal and two assists for Manitoba while three other Moose players recorded two-point nights.
Manitoba got on the scoreboard first at 14:42 of the opening period. Guillaume Desbiens dished the puck to Alexandre Bolduc, who skated into the Hamilton zone on a partial breakaway. Bolduc whacked the puck between the legs of Hamilton starting goaltender Drew MacIntyre and across the goal line.
The 'Dogs tied the game 1-1 at 16:08 of the first frame. Ian Schultz received the puck from Dany Masse before skating down the left side of the Moose's zone. Schultz fired a shot towards the net that squeaked through the legs of Manitoba starting goaltender Eddie Lack and into the back of the net.
The Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead at 4:40 of the second stanza. Frederic St. Denis fed the puck to Aaron Palushaj, sending him on a breakaway. Palushaj dashed towards the net before flipping a shot over the glove of Lack and into the top of the net.
Manitoba tied the game 2-2 at 19:35 of the middle frame. Mark Flood received the puck from Bill Sweatt before sending a shot to the net that was stopped by MacIntyre. The rebound bounced to the right side of the net, where Jordan Schroeder batted it past the goaltender and into the net. Sergei Shirokov gave the Moose a 3-2 lead at 19:59 with a power-play marker. Marco Rosa won a faceoff to the right of Hamilton's net, sending the puck to the point where Shirokov was stationed. Shirokov blasted a shot that rang of the post and into the net.
The Moose took a 4-2 lead at 4:40 of the third frame while on the power play. Jason Jaffray fired a shot on net that was stopped by MacIntyre. Rosa grabbed the loose rebound in front of the goaltender before flicking the puck up and over the goaltender.
Hamilton scored its third goal at 5:18 of the final frame. Andrew Conboy gave the puck to Gabriel Dumont, who carried it into the Manitoba zone. Dumont cut to the middle of the ice before rifling a shot that sailed over the blocker of Lack and into the top of the net.
Jaffray scored at 17:43 of the third stanza to give the Moose a 5-3 lead. Rosa dished the puck to Shirokov, who fed a cross-ice pass to Jaffray. Jaffray tapped the puck past MacIntyre and into the net to finish off the three-way passing play.
Ryan White added a goal at 19:28 for the Bulldogs while on the power-play but it was not enough as the 'Dogs dropped their first game of the series.
The 'Dogs will meet the Moose for Game 4 on Wednesday, May 4th at 8:30 p.m. EST in Winnipeg. All Hamilton Bulldogs playoff broadcasts on AM 820 CHAM will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs playoff home games are available now for only $20.50! They can be purchased at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com or through charge-by-phone at 1-855-872-5000.
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