Devils Freeze Penguins

Published on October 21, 2014 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release


ALBANY, NY - Backed by a pair of Mike Sislo power-play goals, the Albany Devils knocked off the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 4-0, Tuesday at Times Union Center. The victory extended Albany's point streak to four games and was their third win. They are 3-0-0-1 for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins, who were coming off back-to-back wins at St. John's last weekend, go to 2-3-0-0.

Keith Kinkaid tied a franchise record with his 10th career shutout. He stopped all 22 shots he faced for his second win of the season (2-0-1). He is now just one win shy of tying Jeff Frazee's franchise record of 65 career wins.

"We have a lot of chemistry from last year, a lot of the same guys and we look good out there," Kinkaid said of the team's performance. "We are finally clicking; it was just getting our feet back under us and getting used to everybody again. It's easy with familiar guys. We look good right now."

Offensively, Sislo found the upper-left corner on back-to-back power-play opportunities in the second. Reid Boucher sent a pass off the side of the goal to Brandon Burlon atop the point. Burlon fed Sislo for a one-time blast at 2:09.

Just over ten minutes later, Scott Timmins worked the puck below the goal line to Joe Whitney. The left winger sailed a pass through the crease to Sislo just inside the left face-off circle at 13:33.

"You get the first one and try to get on a roll and go from there," Sislo said. "Getting that first one's always nice and on the power play getting some movement going there -- it's always good. Special teams is a huge part of the game, so both of those things at the same time was nice."

The team's final two goals came during the last 1:08 of play. Tim Sestito found an empty net from deep within the defensive zone and Reid Boucher picked the upper-right corner from atop the circle with 58 seconds remaining.

Albany finished the game 2-5 with the man advantage and 4-4 on the penalty kill. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is yet to score on the power play this season. They are 0-17.

"That was a good test for us, a good team, they play hard, they play detailed hockey and they have a good structure as well," said Head Coach Rick Kowalsky. "So it was a good test for us and that's what I told the guys afterward."

Game Notes

Playing in his 200th career professional game (186 AHL and 14 NHL), Mike Sislo netted his first goal of the season and 46th of his career. In his last four games against the Penguins he has six goals ... Brandon Burlon has a point (3A) in all three games he's played this season ... Reid Boucher registered his first points (1G-1A) of the season ... Albany's last shutout came on Apr. 13, 2014 when Scott Wedgewood made 20 saves in a 4-0 win against Syracuse ... With an assist, Scott Timmins moved his point streak to four games ... Cam Janssen left during the first period and did not return ... Paul Thompson, who leads the league with six goals, has his three-game point streak ended.

Next Up

The Devils hit the road for a 7 pm contest Friday against the Hartford Wolf Pack at XL Center. Fans can follow the action online at ahllive.com.

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