Danis makes 44 saves in Bulldogs Overtime Win
Published on October 31, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
Syracuse, NY - Chris Higgins scored with just 1:13 remaining in overtime to give the Hamilton Bulldogs a 3-2 win over the Syracuse Crunch at Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter on Saturday evening.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring just 12 seconds into the game, on the first shot of the contest, when Gavin Morgan scored his first career goal with Hamilton. Morgan's marker was the fastest goal ever scored from the start of the game in Bulldogs history. Joe Hulbig set the previous record of 15 seconds versus the St. John's Maple Leafs on December 28th, 1999. Recently signed defenceman Dan Focht picked up his first Bulldogs point with the lone assist on the Morgan's goal.
Syracuse's Mark Hartigan evened the score at 8:18 of the first period on the power play, when he took a rebound and shoveled it into the Bulldogs goal. Veterans Brad Moran and Jamie Pushor earned assists on the play.
Bulldogs goaltender Yann Danis made 21 saves in the opening period.
Rookie forward Corey Locke made it 2-1 for the Bulldogs in the second period as he swatted the puck out of mid-air and past Crunch goaltender Karl Goehring. The power play goal was scored at 13:38 with assists going to Marc-Andre Thinel and Duncan Milroy.
Despite being out shot 33 to 11, the Bulldogs held a 2-1 lead after two periods of play.
The Crunch would even the score once again at 7:22 of the third period as Joe Motzko scored a shorthanded goal. Mike Pandolfo and Andre Lakos had assists on the goal.
For the fourth game this season the Bulldogs needed overtime to decide the score. Higgins earned his second goal of the season at the 3:47 mark of overtime. Thinel earned his second assist of the night on the game-winner
The Bulldogs record in overtime now stands at two wins and two losses. Hamilton has not been involved in a shootout yet this season.
Bulldogs goaltender Yann Danis was named the game's first star as he made 44 saves in the contest. Crunch netminder Karl Goehring stopped 23 shots and took the loss.
The Bulldogs will return to home ice on Sunday when they host Manitoba Moose at Copps Coliseum. Game time is 2:00 p.m. Bulldogs fans can purchase their tickets at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at (905) 527-7666 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca
Bulldogs season tickets are on sale now! For season tickets call the Bulldogs office at (905) 529-8500 or by e-mail at tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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