Bulldogs lose to Penguins
Published on February 14, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Wilkes-Barre, PA - The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night. The loss ended the Bulldogs four-game winning streak as former Bulldog Jean-Philippe Cote scored the game-winning goal.
The Penguins opened the scoring at 4:41 of the first frame. Connor James skated behind the net before centering the puck to Luca Caputi, who was in front of the net. Caputi one-timed the puck past Hamilton starting goaltender Cedrick Desjardins.
Chad Anderson tied the game 1-1 at 11:59 of the first stanza. Steve Gainey sent the puck to Anderson, who ripped a shot that sailed over the glove of Wilkes-Barre starting goaltender John Curry. Tyler Shelast gave the Bulldogs the lead at 14:34 while on the power play. While just outside the goal crease, Shelast collected the puck before filing rifling a shot underneath the crossbar. The goal was Shelast's first as a Bulldog.
Mark Letestu was rewarded a penalty shot in the middle frame after being hauled down by Yannick Weber but was stopped by Desjardins.
The Pens tied the game 2-2 at 5:49 of the third frame. Adam Henrich fed a pass to Tim Wallace, who fired a shot that rang off the post and into the back of the net. At 12:59, Cote gave Wilkes-Barre a 3-2 lead. Cote received the puck from Jeff Taffe before wristing a shot over the right shoulder of Desjardins.
The Bulldogs continue their five-game road trip on Monday, February 16th when they travel to Philadelphia to battle the Phantoms for a 5:05 p.m. game. Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or 'TALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.
Tickets for all Bulldogs home games 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.
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