AHL Norfolk Admirals

Caruso Bedevils Admirals

Published on November 22, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


LOWELL, MA - Devils goaltender Dave Caruso made 43 saves as the Norfolk Admirals (5-10-1-3) fell to the Lowell Devils (6-7-1-2) 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Tsongas Arena.

The teams exchanged five-on-three power play goals in the opening period. Nicklas Bergfors opened scoring at 3:49 when he one-timed a Jon DiSalvatore feed through the legs of Norfolk netminder Karri Ramo.

The Admirals struck back ten minutes later with a one-timer of their own. Blair Jones sent a slap shot from the top of the left faceoff circle past Lowell goaltender Dave Caruso at 14:43.

Lowell took a 2-1 lead midway through the second period. Matthew Corrente sent a shot from the right point through a screen that beat Ramo five-hole at 12:44.

Rod Pelley doubled Lowell's lead midway through the final frame as his snap shot from the left faceoff dot went over Ramo's shoulder at 11:04. Pelley added an empty-net goal with 23 seconds remaining for a 4-1 final score.

Karri Ramo (23 shots, 20 saves) got the loss. Dave Caruso (44 shots, 43 saves) earned the win.

Norfolk was 1-5 on the power play. Lowell was 1-4

The Admirals will return to Scope with three games next week centered around Thanksgiving: Wednesday versus the Springfield Falcons, and Friday and Saturday versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. There are several exciting promotions planned for the week, beginning with Family Fun Pack Night, Student Rush Night, USA Hockey Night and a Domino's Pizza Oven-Baked Sandwich giveaway on Wednesday. Please visit norfolkadmirals.com for more details.

To purchase tickets to any Admirals game, you may visit the Scope Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., visit any Ticketmaster outlet, call Ticketmaster at (757) 671-8100 or visit Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com. Don't miss a minute of the action by purchasing your 2008-09 season tickets today. Stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime!

Three Stars:

1. Rod Pelley - LOW

2. Nicklas Bergfors - LOW

3. Dave Caruso - LOW

Notes ... Norfolk finished its season-long seven-game road trip at 2-4-0-1 after starting with two wins and a shootout loss ... The three-goal margin ended a stretch of six consecutive one-goal games for the Admirals ... Andrew Hutchinson now has points and assists in four consecutive games (0G, 5A) ... Wyatt Smith has points in three straight games (1G, 3A) ... Scratches: F Pete Zingoni, D Jamie Heward and D Vladimir Mihalik ... F Steve Downie served the second game of a three-game suspension levied by the American Hockey League yesterday ... Attendance: 1,445.

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