Devils Come Alive in Third, Beat Phantoms
January 16, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
ALLENTOWN, PA -- The Albany Devils used three, third period goals to erase a deficit and down the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 3-2, Friday at PPL Center. Rod Pelley, Paul Thompson and Stefan Matteau took advantage of three consecutive Phantoms penalties to give Albany (18-14-2-5) its second consecutive victory and hand Lehigh Valley (18-13-4-1) only its third regulation loss on home ice.
Scott Clemmensen backstopped the Devils to their third win against the Phantoms this season. He made a season-high 32 saves and helped Albany go 7-7 on the penalty kill.
A Nick Cousins' four-on-four goal at 6:29 of the second period opened the scoring and gave the Phantoms a 1-0 advantage. However, Pelley tied the contest when he put home a loose puck in front at 5:05 of the third period. Although it wasn't ruled a power-play goal, time had just expired on a Phantoms power play; Matteau and Dan Kelly registered the assists.
The Devils grabbed their first lead of the game when Reece Scarlett sprung Thompson for a breakaway five minutes later on the power play. For his team-leading 19th goal, Thompson went high gloveside on Phantoms netminder Anthony Stolarz at 10:12. Clemmensen picked up the second assist.
Andrew Gordon tied the score at 11:30, but Matteau netted the game-winning goal with a wrister through the legs of Stolarz at 13:17. David Wohlberg and Seth Helgeson setup Matteau at the left face-off circle, while playing five-on-four.
The team combined for 17 power play chances and 58 penalty minutes. Albany owned a 36-34 shot advantage.
Game Notes
Paul Thompson, whose 19 goals rank third in the AHL, has 10 points (6g-4a) in six games in January ... Rod Pelley registered his fourth goal of the season, giving him a goal and two assists in the last six games ... With a goal and an assist, Stefan Matteau registered his fourth multi-point game of the season. He has three points (2g-1a) in the last four games ... Prior to his 32-save performance, Scott Clemmensen's previous season-high was 31 saves accomplished on Nov. 9 at Bridgeport (L, 4-3 SO) and on Nov. 14 at Portland (W, 4-0) ... The Devils 10 power-play opportunities was a season high ... Albany has outscored their opponents 42-32 during third periods this year ... The Devils improved to 30-23-6-4 all-time against the Phantoms and 11-16-3-1 on the road.
Next Up
The Devils will go for their third consecutive win when they travel to face the Hershey Bears Saturday at Giant Center. Puck drop is at 7 pm and fans can follow the action online at ahllive.com. Additionally, the game will be broadcast on 104.5 "The Team" ESPN Radio.
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