Bulldogs Ice Americans 5-3
Published on November 19, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Rochester, NY - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Rochester Americans 5-3 on Friday night. The Bulldogs scored four goals in the second period to take a lead they did not relinquish. David Desharnais scored a goal and added two assists in the win.
The Americans opened the game's scoring at 5:31 of the first frame. Keaton Ellerby sent a pass to Bill Thomas, who snapped a shot from the right faceoff circle. The shot squeaked past Hamilton starting goaltender Curtis Sanford.
The Bulldogs tied the game 1-1 at 19:08 while on the power play. Following a scrum in front of the net, multiple Hamilton players attempted to shove the puck into the net until Alexander Avtsin was able to backhand a shot past Rochester starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom.
The âDogs took a 2-1 lead at 5:00 of the middle stanza with a power-play goal. Desharnais received the puck from Ben Maxwell before sending a pass back to the point, where Mathieu Carle was positioned. Carle rifled a shot that sailed through traffic and past Markstrom. The assist was Desharnais' 100th as a Hamilton Bulldog. Desharnais gave Hamilton a 3-1 lead at 11:51. Desharnais took a shot that was saved by Markstrom. Max Pacioretty grabbed the rebound before returning the puck to Desharnais, who fired a shot past Markstrom. Olivier Fortier earned his first-career regular season AHL goal at 12:22. Fortier received the puck from Brendon Nash before snapping a shot that bounced off the post and into the back of the net. The âDogs took a 5-1 lead at 17:58. Avtsin fed a pass to Ben Maxwell, who blasted a shot past Markstrom and into the net. The goal was the âDogs third power-play goal of the game.
The Americans made the game 5-2 at 11:18 of the final frame. Paul Baier collected the puck at the right faceoff circle before snapping a shot past Sanford and into the net. Rochester scored their third goal of the game at 17:46. Scott Timmins stripped the puck off a Bulldogs defender in the corner before sending a pass to Kenndal McArdle. McArdle took a shot that beat Sanford.
The Bulldogs will travel to Toronto for two games against the Marlies on Saturday, November 20th at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 21st at 1:00 p.m. Sunday's game can be seen live on CBC. 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. All pre-game shows during âDogs home games will be broadcast live from the main concourse at Copps Coliseum.
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.ca 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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