Bulldogs Drop Stars 5-2
December 21, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON, ONT. - Hamilton Bulldogs forward Jake Dowell and defenceman Davis Drewiske each had two points to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs (14-11-5-0) to a 5-2 win over the Texas Stars (11-9-8-0) on Sunday afternoon at FirstOntario Centre.
Hamilton defenceman Darren Dietz opened the scoring with a point shot for his third goal of the season at 5:05 of the first period, assisted by forwards Christian Thomas and Nick Sorkin.
At 10:04 of the second period, 'Dogs forward Connor Crisp tipped a point shot by defenceman Davis Drewiske for his first goal of the season to give Hamilton a 2-0 lead. Forward Jake Dowell notched a second assist.
Ten seconds later, Stars forward Justin Dowling cut the Bulldogs' lead to 2-1, with assists from forward Derek Hulak and defenceman Matt Mangene.
Dowell gave the 'Dogs a 3-1 lead with his second goal of the season on a shorthanded rush less than three minutes into the third period, assisted by forward Gabriel Dumont.
A little more than seven minutes into the third period, Hamilton defenceman Greg Pateryn found a streaking forward Maxime Macenauer, who beat Stars goaltender Jack Campbell with his fourth goal of the season to extend the lead to 4-1.
With less than seven minutes to go, Texas forward Greg Rallo scored on the power play to cut his club's deficit to two, assisted by forward Curtis McKenzie and defenceman Derek Meech.
Hamilton forward Drayson Bowman added an empty netter for his fifth goal of the year to seal a 5-2 win for the 'Dogs. Forward Eric Tangradi and Drewiske had assists.
Dustin Tokarski made 29 stops on 31 shots for the Bulldogs in the win and has completed his two-game conditioning stint with Hamilton. Campbell made 22 saves on 26 shots for the Stars in the loss.
Hamilton went 0-for-5 on the power play, while Texas was 1-for-7 with a man advantage.
Dan Lawrie Insurance Premium Player of the Game: Greg Pateryn
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Friday, Dec. 26 when they'll visit the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ont. at 1 p.m. The 'Dogs will return to FirstOntario Centre on Saturday, Dec. 27 when they'll host the Adirondack Flames at 7 p.m.
For more information on Hamilton Bulldogs flex tickets, group tickets and single-game tickets, call 1-866-DOGS-TIX or visit hamiltonbulldogs.com.
Listen to all Bulldogs regular season and post-season games live on Hamilton's AM 900 CHML, on www.900chml.com or watch live on www.ahllive.com. Catch every Friday night home game live in high definition on Cable 14.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from December 21, 2014
- Sound Tigers Upended by Norfolk - Bridgeport Islanders
- Barons Down IceHogs 3-1 to Sweep Series - Oklahoma City Barons
- Wolves Respond with 5-1 Triumph at Iowa - Chicago Wolves
- Barons Hand IceHogs 3-1 Defeat - Rockford IceHogs
- Stars Fall Short to Bulldogs in 5-2 Loss - Texas Stars
- Wolves Skate Past Wild 5-1 - Iowa Wild
- Marlies Lose in Overtime 3-2 against Admirals - Toronto Marlies
- Bulldogs Drop Stars 5-2 - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Admirals Get OT Win over Toronto - Milwaukee Admirals
- Rampage Fall to Charlotte 3-1 - San Antonio Rampage
- American Hockey League Game Postponed - AHL
- Worcester Sharks Game Postponed - Worcester Sharks
- Checkers Hit Holidays on High Note with Win over Rampage - Charlotte Checkers
- Penguins Release Cianfrini from PTO - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Hurricanes Assign Justin Shugg to Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
- Darling Strong, Hogs Fall Short in OT - Rockford IceHogs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
