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Bullies sting South Carolina 5-2

November 21, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies News Release


Atlantic City, NJ – Fraser Clair tallied a pair of goals including the game-winner and Derek Edwardson added three assists to lead the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies to a 5-2 win over the South Carolina Stingrays before 3027 at Historic Boardwalk Hall in ECHL action Saturday. Atlantic City is now 6-0-1 in their last 7 games.

Scott Horvath got Atlantic City on the board at 12:19 of the first period when he lifted the loose puck on the right side over South Carolina goaltender Maxime Daigneault to give the Bullies a 1-0 lead. Clair made it 2-0 with his first tally of the evening, taking a centering feed in the slot from Dustan Heintz and ripping a slap shot by Daigneault at 16:14 of the first.

Clair notched his second goal of the game off a turnover by South Carolina's Doug Andress at 2:06 of the second period. Off the turnover in the zone, Edwardson centered a pass to Clair who beat Daigneault through the pads to give the Bullies a 3-0 advantage. Vince Macri increased the Bullies lead to 4-0 when his slap shot from the right point beat a screened Daigneault at 15:16 of the period.

South Carolina would strike back with a pair of power play goals in the third period. After Heintz was issued a match penalty, the Stingrays struck first at 4:52 as Mark Ardelan ripped a slap shot by Bullies goaltender Jake Moreland to make it a 4-1 game. Joe Tenute brought the Stingrays back to within two goals at 4-2, tapping a centering feed across the crease from Rich Peverly by Moreland at 8:14 on the power play. Paul Caponigri gave the Bullies some addition insurance as he beat Daigneault from the left-wing circle at 14:33 of the third to cap the scoring.

South Carolina out-shot the Bullies 33-32. Moreland made 31 saves to earn his seventh win of the year. The Bullies went 0-5 on the power play and failed to record a power play goal for the first time in seven games.

Atlantic City returns to Historic Boardwalk Hall at 7:05PM on Wednesday, November 24 when they host the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the first of two games. Join the Bullies for "Wild Wednesday" at the Hall. All college students, casino employees, military personnel, and service industry workers get in for just $6. Enjoy $2 beer specials all night. For more information or to order tickets, call (609) 348-PUCK.

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