Crunch defeat Wolf Pack
Published on November 21, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Crunch, who came into the game with an AHL-low 14 points, defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack, 2-1, in AHL action Saturday night at the Onondaga County War Memorial.
Kevin Lalande came within 1.2 seconds of a shutout in the Syracuse net, making 22 saves, and the Crunch got goals from Maksim Mayorov and Kevin Harvey. Ilkka Heikkinen scored the lone Wolf Pack goal.
The loss snapped a four-game points streak (3-0-0-1) for the Wolf Pack, and it was only their second regulation loss in the last 10 games (7-2-0-1).
Syracuse, which had lost three straight coming into the game, had the edge in play in a scoreless first period, although shots on goal were even at eight apiece.
The Crunch controlled even more of the action in the second period, enjoying a 12-5 shots advantage, and opened the scoring at 5:18, as Mayorov victimized the Hartford power play with a shorthanded goal.
Rushing down the right-wing side, Mayorov beat Wolf Pack goaltender Chad Johnson with a perfectly-placed shot over the catching glove.
Syracuse made it a 2-0 lead at 13:40, eight seconds after the Pack's Corey Potter got out of the penalty box.
Nick Holden drove a low shot from the right point, and Harvey deflected it past Johnson.
The Wolf Pack got the only goal of the third period, a shorthander,, but it came with only 1.2 seconds left. With Johnson on the bench for an extra attacker, Heikkinen beat Lalande from the slot on the glove side, after Corey Locke dropped the puck to Heikkinen from the right-wing circle. The goal was Heikkinen's fifth of the season.
The loss dropped the Wolf Pack to 11-8-0-1 (23 points) on the year.
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