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Devils Finish Off Home Stand With Split

February 4, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Trenton Devils News Release


TRENTON, NJ - The Trenton Devils welcomed two opponents to Sovereign Bank Arena this past weekend, earning a split against the top two teams in the North Division. The Devils made it two straight weekend-opening wins against Elmira, as they defeated the Jackals on Friday night. The next evening, Trenton dropped a heartbreaker to the first place Cincinnati Cyclones. The Devils hit the road for the first time in three weeks this weekend, traveling to take on Cincinnati, Dayton, and Johnstown in a trio of games against division rivals. The Devils are 18-23-1-3, and remain in fifth place in the North Division with 40 points.

JACKED UP: Bill LeClerc's first ECHL goal gave the Devils a thrilling 4-3 overtime win against the Jackals on Saturday. The defenseman, who sniped the puck past Jackals goaltender Joel Martin from the bottom dot, also recorded an assist on Tony Zancanaro's tying goal late in the third period. It was LeClerc's first career multi-point game. Trevor Kell and Stephen Wood also netted goals in the victory. After going winless in their first five contests of the season against the Jackals, the Devils have now defeated Elmira each of their last two meetings. The teams combined for 106 penalty minutes in the contest, making it Trenton's most penalized game of the season. Dave Caruso earned the win in net, turning away 28 Elmira shots for his thirteenth victory of the campaign.

SPUN BY CINCI: On Saturday, the Devils fought valiantly against the North Division leading Cyclones. However, a goal by Barret Ehgoetz with three minutes remaining in the third period gave Cincinnati a 2-1 victory. Trevor Kell scored his 10th goal of the season in the first period off an assist by Matt Radoslovich. The Cyclones would even the game at 1-1 when Thomas Beauregard scored 3:28 into the second period. That score would hold until Ehgoetz's game-winner. Dave Caruso made 29 saves in the loss.

QUICK HITS: Ryan Gunderson leads all ECHL defensemen in both assists (31) and scoring (35 points, 4g, 31a)... Bill LeClerc's first ECHL goal was an overtime game-winner against Elmira on 2/1/08... Dave Caruso is tied for fourth in the league in games played (30)... Caruso also has the most minutes played among the top fifteen in Goals Against Average (1789 minutes with a 2.55 GAA)...Trenton is tenth in the ECHL on the power play with an 18.2 percentage... The Devils are even better at home; sixth in the league with a 21.5% mark... Trenton has committed the second-fewest amount of minor penalties with 261... The Devils are 8-1-0 when leading after the first period.

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, February 8, 7:30pm - Devils at Cincinnati Cyclones

Trenton travels to the Queen City for another showdown with the North Division leading Cyclones. Cincinnati forward Jean-Michel Daoust is second in the American Conference with 51 points (27g, 24a).Trenton is 1-5-0-0 against the Cyclones this year, but leads the overall series with a 13-9-1 record.

Saturday, February 9, 7:00pm - Devils at Dayton Bombers

The Devils travel to Ohio to take on the Bombers for the sixth time this season on Saturday night. In the last meeting on January 19th, Colin Pepperall became the first player in Devils history to record five points in a game as Trenton skated to a 5-2 win at Sovereign Bank Arena. Not to be overshadowed, Jim Henkel notched four points (2g, 2a) of his own. Trenton is currently six points behind Dayton for the fourth spot in the North Division. The Devils have dominated the all-time series with a record of 41-16-8, including a 3-2-0 mark this season.

Sunday, February 10, 5:05pm - Devils at Johnstown Chiefs

Trenton finishes out the weekend looking for revenge against a Johnstown team that handed the Devils a 6-4 loss in their last meeting. In that game, Stephen Wood scored a goal and had two assists, but Randy Rowe's hat trick proved to be the difference in the Chiefs' two-goal win. The Devils are 1-4-0 against Johnstown this season, but hold a considerable 45-25-6 advantage all-time against the ECHL's longest-tenured team.

Practice/Game Schedule:

Tuesday, February 5 - Practice @ TBD - 10:30am

Wednesday, February 6 - Practice @ Grundy Recreation Center - 10:30am

Travel to Cincinnati

Thursday, February 7 - Practice @ Cincinnati - TBD

Friday, February 8 - Pre-game skate @ Cincinnati - 11:15

Game @ Cincinnati - 7:30pm

Travel to Dayton

Saturday, February 9 - Pre-game skate @ Dayton - 11:15

Game @ Dayton - 7:00pm

Sunday, February 10 -

Game @ Johnstown - 5:05pm

Monday, February 11 - TBD

ALONG THE BOARDS WITH CHRIS HUDSON: Along the Boards continues Wednesday, January 30th at 7:00pm. During the program the Voice of the Devils, Chris Hudson, brings listeners an in-depth view of the Trenton Devils with interviews of coaches and players while recapping the team's past games. This week Chris welcomes assistant coach Vince Williams and center Brad Mills to the show. Along the Boards is hosted at Alstarz Family Sports Pub in Bordentown, NJ (next to Mastori's) and can be heard live from 7:00 to 8:00pm on WBCB 1490 every Wednesday the team is not playing or traveling.

DEVILS GAME BROADCASTS: Tune in as the Voice of the Devils, Chris Hudson, brings you all of the Devils' hockey action live on WBCB-1490 AM Sunday through Thursday and WTSR-91.3 FM on Friday and Saturday. Fans can also watch or listen in on the Devils website, http://www.trentondevils.com, courtesy of B2 Networks. Video broadcasts are available for a charge of $6 per game, while audiocasts are free of charge. A cable or DSL Internet connection and Windows Media Player 9 are required to view the games.



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