Bulldogs Fall to Comets 3-2
November 19, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
UTICA, N.Y. - Defenceman Magnus Nygren and forward Rene Bourque scored and goaltender Mike Condon made 27 saves, but their efforts weren't enough to get the Hamilton Bulldogs (6-8-2-0) past the Utica Comets (12-2-2-0) as the 'Dogs fell 3-2 to their division rivals on Wednesday evening at Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, N.Y.
Utica forward Alexandre Grenier opened the scoring at the 10-minute mark of the first period, assisted by forward Cal O'Reilly.
Nygren responded 2:31 later to tie the game, 1-1, with a slap shot for his third goal of the season. Forward Eric Tangradi had the only assist on the play.
Comets forward Nicklas Jensen put his club ahead 2-1 at 13:57 of the second period when he buried a rebound from the edge of the crease. Forward Alex Friesen and defenceman Bobby Sanguinetti had assists.
Jensen potted his second goal of the night at 4:51 of the third period to give Utica a 3-1 lead, with assists from forward Ronalds Kenins and Friesen.
Bourque closed the gap to 3-2 with a one-timer goal on the power play for his second of the season at 8:47 of the third period, but that was as close as the 'Dogs would get. Forwards T.J. Hensick and Sven Andrighetto had assists.
Condon ma de 27 saves on 30 shots for the Bulldogs in the loss, while Joacim Eriksson stopped 19 of 21 shots faced for the Comets in the win.
Hamilton went 1-for-3 on the power play, while Utica was 0-for-5 with a man advantage.
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The 'Dogs will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 21 when they'll host the Toronto Marlies at FirstOntario Centre at 7:30 p.m.
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