Bulldogs edge Marlies
February 18, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Toronto, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Toronto Marlies 4-3 on Friday night. Ben Maxwell had a goal and an assist while Mathieu Carle tallied two assists as the âDogs snapped their five-game losing streak.
The âDogs opened the game's scoring at 4:39 while on a five-on-three power play. Alexander Avtsin received the puck from J.T. Wyman, while positioned at the left side of the net. Avtsin dished a pass to Andreas Engqvist, who whacked the puck past Toronto starting goaltender Ben Scrivens.
The Bulldogs increased their lead to 2-0 at 9:18 of the second stanza. Kyle Klubertanz skated down the left side of the Marlies' zone before feeding a pass to the front of the net. Aaron Palushaj tapped the pass past Scrivens and into the net.
Toronto made the game 2-1 at 10:21 of the middle frame. Greg Scott fired a shot on net that was stopped by Hamilton starting goaltender Curtis Sanford. The rebound bounced onto the stick of John Mitchell, who fired a shot into the net. The Marlies added their second goal at 15:39. Alex Foster sent the puck to Scott, who was at the left side of the net. Scott faked a shot before dishing the puck to Ryan Hamilton, who one-timed a shot past Sanford.
Danny Richmond gave Toronto its first lead of the game at 2:57 of the final frame. Richmond and Hamilton skated into the Bulldogs' zone on a two-on-one. Hamilton held onto the puck before sending a pass across the front of the net to Richmond, who snapped a shot past Sanford.
Hamilton tied the game 3-3 at 8:32 of the third stanza. Mathieu Carle sent a pass to Hunter Bishop, who carried the puck into Toronto's zone. Bishop blasted a slap shot from the top of the left faceoff circle that squeaked through Scrivens' pads and into the net. The âDogs took a 4-3 lead at 11:42 with a power-play goal. Ben Maxwell received the puck from Frederic St. Denis before firing a shot towards the net. The puck deflected off a Marlies player and past Scrivens.
The Bulldogs will return to Copps Coliseum to host the San Antonio Rampage for a game at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 19th. All regular season Hamilton Bulldogs 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 home games (with the exception of the February 25th game at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information on âDogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 ext. 179 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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