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Devils Prevail in OT against Falcons

December 27, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release


ALBANY, NY -- Joe Whitney netted the game-winning goal 34 seconds into overtime, lifting the Albany Devils to a 4-3 victory against the Springfield Falcons Saturday at Times Union Center. Whitney finished the game with three points and Scott Wedgewood earned his fifth win of the season, making 22 saves.

Brandon Burlon found Whitney in the slot for a wrister that fooled Springfield netminder Oscar Dansk.

"We were trying to be patient four-on-four and get some two-on-ones," Whitney said. "Burlon made a heads up play, I gave him a shout and he put the puck on my tape. I just tried to get a quick shot on net and luckily it went in."

David Wohlberg, Graham Black and Reid Boucher each scored in regulation as the Devils improved to 14-10-2-4. Springfield received goals from Josh Anderson, Frederic St. Denis and Ryan Craig. Dansk made 21 saves as the Falcons moved to 21-9-2-0.

Wohlberg started the scoring at 6:09 of the second period, stealing the puck in the defensive zone and racing for a breakaway tally -- his first of the season. Black followed, redirecting Reece Scarlett's point shot at 6:41.

Springfield responded with back-to-back power-play goals. Anderson scored at 8:20 and St. Denis found the back of the net at 11:19.

Albany answered with a power-play goal of their own. The team swarmed the Falcons net and Whitney retrieved a loose puck and setup Boucher for a one-timer near the goal line at 15:39. The goal was Boucher's ninth of the season and extended his point streak to six and his goal streak to four games.

In the third, Craig redirected Denny Urban's point shot at 7:58 for the team's third power-play tally of the evening to force overtime.

Albany, which squandered a third period lead at Syracuse Friday, went 1-3 on the power play and 3-6 on the penalty kill.

"These games after the break, sometimes you're a little concerned," said Head Coach Rick Kowalsky. "I thought last night, we had it wrapped up there and couldn't close it out and lost in overtime. So tonight, I thought we deserved a little better.

"They were able to capitalize and that certainly hurt. Every time we got momentum, they grabbed it back with a power play. But for the most part, five-on-five, we did a good job and deserved to win."

Notes

Joe Whitney, who is on a three-game point streak, registered his second multi-point game of the weekend. He leads the team with 17 assists and 28 points and is second with 11 goals ... During his six game point streak, Reid Boucher has five goals and two assists. His nine goals rank third on the team ... Scott Wedgewood improved to 5-5-2 ... David Wohlberg registered his first goal since Apr. 19 against Springfield ... Graham Black posted his sixth tally, giving him three points in the last four games ... Reece Scarlett's assist was his fourth in the last five contests ... Chris McKelvie returned for the first time since Nov. 29 against Utica. He missed nine games with a lower-body injury ... Cam Janssen was back in for the first time since Dec. 7 against Adirondack. He missed five games with an upper-body injury ... Prior to the game New Jersey recalled Tim Sestito from Albany ... Netminder Scott Clemmensen has been diagnosed with the mumps.

Next Up

The Devils welcome the Providence Bruins to Times Union Center Tuesday at 7 pm. As part of "Dollar Dawg Night" hot dogs and small sodas are just $1. The game will be streamed online or on mobile devices at ahllive.com.



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