Caruso Shutout Paves Way Past Elmira, 5-0
March 27, 2010 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release
Trenton, NJ - Tight Devils defense and a solid 28 save effort from Dave Caruso provided the Devils their first shutout this season. The 5-0 blanking is Caruso's third professional shutout, having recorded two in his first season with Trenton. Caruso also added a power play assist in the game and earned first star honors.
Last night's overtime hero, Tony Zancanaro, February's rookie of the month, Matt Vokes, and Dan Eves each scored their respective 18th goals on the season. Vokes and Eves each finished with a goal and assist, earning stars of the game alongside Caruso.
The Devils started the game with two quick goals and did not look back; Zancanaro and David Leaderer scored within the first five minutes of the game to put the Devils up 2-0, which would hold until the end of the period.
Zancanaro initiated the play on his own goal with an offensive face-off win in the left wing circle to right-wing Dan Eves, who pushed the puck out to Justin Coutu at the left point. Coutu's wrist shot found its way to Andy Chiodo, rebounding a few feet into the air for Zancanaro to swat it home at 2:47.
Vokes set-up Leaderer's ninth of the season by winning a puck-battle off the right wing boards and sending a hard pass through the slot to Leaderer pinching in from the left point and charging the left post for the redirection at 4:41.
Vokes scored the lone goal in the second stanza; jumping on a loose puck at the Jackals blue line, skating down the right wing and scorching a rising slap shot over Chiodo's glove on the short side as the keeper cheated toward the opposite post for the unassisted tally.
Caruso chipped in offensively on a third period power play, sending the puck from his end over two lines in the neutral zone to Dan Eves for a give and go with Jack Combs at the blue-line, sending Eves down the left wing. Eves fired the puck through the wickets of Chiodo and a 4-0 Trenton lead. The struggles prompted coach Steve Martinson to insert Julien Ellis for the remainder of the third.
With a second period fight already under his belt, resident tough-guy Kevin Cormier capped the scoring with his first goal of the season, third of his professional career. Andy Thomas took the puck from Trevor Kell at the right point and fired a slap pass toward the crease, connecting beautifully with Cormier for the tip-in and a 5-0 Devils lead.
The Trenton defense handed the Jackals their first ever ECHL road shutout in 105 games, shutting down the dynamic offense which has the most goals scored in the league this season. The Devils (30-29-4-5) have now won nine of twelve games against the Jackals (35-23-6-3) this season, and play again tomorrow afternoon, 4 p.m. at SunCenter, for the third of four consecutive games between the divisional foes. Trenton and Elmira will face-off once more in regular season play after tomorrow's contest, this Friday, April 2 at 7 p.m.
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