Bulldogs Shut Out Archrival Marlies 4-0
December 30, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Toronto Marlies 4-0 in front of 6,139 fans on Tuesday evening at Copps Coliseum. Marc Denis made 21 saves to earn his third shutout of the season while Dan Jancevski recorded three assists.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring at 9:42 of the first frame. Kyle Chipchura raced down the left side before snapping a shot over the glove of Toronto starting goaltender Justin Pogge. The âDogs netted their second goal on the power play at 14:13. David Desharnais fed a pass through the slot onto the stick of Mathieu Carle, who had skated in from the point. Carle waited patiently before firing a shot underneath Pogge.
Hamilton added its third goal of the game at 13:53 of the second stanza. Max Pacioretty won a race with a Toronto defender to the loose puck to earn himself a breakaway. Pacioretty used a backhand-to-forehand before sending the puck over the left shoulder of Pogge and into the top of the net. Ryan Russell netted his eighth goal of the campaign at 15:53. Jancevski fed a pass from Hamilton's zone to Russell, who was waiting at Toronto's blue line. Russell skated in on a three-on-one with two other âDogs before he elected to shoot the puck past the blocker of Pogge and into the net to give the Bulldogs a 4-0 lead.
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