Devils Weekly- Devils Take Two Of Three
March 10, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
Last Week:
Wed 3/5 DEVILS 4 vs. Hershey Bears 1
Fri 3/7 SPRINGFIELD FALCONS 4 vs. Devils 2
Sat 3/8 Devils 3 vs. WORCESTER SHARKS 2 (SO)
This Week:
Fri 3/14 DEVILS vs. Worcester Sharks (25-27-4-6) 7:05 p.m.
Sun 3/16 DEVILS vs. Manchester Monarchs (27-28-4-4) 4:05 p.m.
Rewind:
Wednesday, DEVILS 4 vs. Bears 1
Goaltender Dave Caruso was 2:22 from his first AHL shutout, but still made 40 saves to lead Lowell to a 4-1 win over Hershey at the Tsongas Arena. After a scoreless two periods, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre scored on the breakaway at 6:29 for a 1-0 Devils lead. Ivan Khomutov notched the eventual game-winner just 1:02 later, while Mark Fraser added his first of the season to up the score to 3-0. Kyle Wilson provided the only blemish on Caruso's stat sheet, scoring at 17:28 of the third. Mike Pandolfo capped off the contest with an empty-net power play goal. Lowell was perfect on three penalty kill opportunities.
Friday, FALCONS 4 vs. Devils 2
Down by four, the Devils got two third-period goals from their captain, Stephen Gionta, but could not complete the comeback in a 4-2 loss to the Falcons at the MassMutual Center. Already trailing 1-0, Lowell fell further behind as Springfield scored on three of the five shots they managed in the second period. Despite firing 21 shots in the middle frame, the Devils could not get one past Dimitri Patzold. Gionta eventually solved the Falcons' goaltender at 3:32 and 16:02 of the third, but Lowell could not get any closer. Frank Doyle stopped 9-of-12 in 32:07 of work, while Dave Caruso made 12-of-13 saves in relief. !
Saturday, DEVILS 3 vs. Sharks 2 (SO)
The Devils made it 3-for-3 going past regulation this season against the Sharks with a 3-2 shootout victory at the DCU Center. Tied 1-1 in the third period, Lowell took the lead with its second power play goal of the night, potted by Rosario Ruggeri at 8:55. Graham Mink forced overtime when he knotted it up with just 2:58 left in the contest. Though both teams would score in the first round of the shootout, Dave Caruso would stop the remaining four shooters and Mike Pandolfo would notch the clincher for the Devils. Petr Vrana registered Lowell'! s first power play goal of the night, as his team was 2-for-4 on the man-advantage.
Coming Up
The Lowell Devils play both of their games this week at the Tsongas Arena against the two teams directly above them in the standings. On Friday, March 14, the Devils will face Worcester for the second time in as many games. This will be the eighth meeting of the ten-game season series. The Sharks gained points in three of their four games last week (1-1-0-2) to help keep pace with Manchester and Springfield for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division. The Devils took a 4-3-0-0 lead in the season series versus the Sharks with their 3-2 shootout win on Saturday.
Lowell gets a day off on Saturday before hosting the Manchester Monarchs for a matinee on Sunday, March 16. The Monarchs were winless in both of their contests last weekend, but sit just six points behind the fourth-place Springfield Falcons. The Devils have won three in row against Manchester, outscoring them by a 16-7 margin. Lowell leads the season series 7-1-0-0, while Benoit Mondou has totaled 10 points (3g, 7a) in five games versus Manchester this season.
Who's Hot
Goaltender Dave Caruso went 2-0-0-0 in three appearances last week. The rookie netminder has won four straight starts and is 5-0-1-0 since being recalled from Trenton (ECHL) on February 13. During that stretch he has posted a 1.85 goals against average and a .943 save percentage.
Promotions/In the Community
- Tuesday, March 11 - Devil Dawg will be visiting skaters at Hallenborg Rink in Billerica, MA from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 13 - Devil Dawg will be helping with a "Learn To Skate" session at Hallenborg Rink in Billerica, MA at 9:00 a.m - 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 15 - Devil Dawg will be back at Hallenborg Rink, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., for the 28th Annual Hallenborg Scholarship Fund Mite Invitational Tournament.
Friday, March 14 - Devils vs. Worcester Sharks, 7:05 p.m. - Irish Night - One fan will win tickets to the Dropkick Murphys concert at Tsongas Arena on Saturday, March 22
- One fan will win tickets to a Boston Celtics game and complimentary limo service to and from the arena courtesy of Corporate Coach and Limo.
Sunday, March 16 - Devils vs. Manchester Monarchs, 4:05 p.m. - Guns N' Hoses Night
- Local area policemen and firemen will be playing in a special pre-game to raise funds for the Boston Shiners and the Massachusetts Chapter of COPS.
- Post-game autograph session with the Lowell Devils players.
- Free post-game skate presented by Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union.
Around the Horns
Stephen Gionta notched his third multi-goal game of the season with two tallies on Friday against Springfield.
Lowell's penalty kill is clicking at 91.9% over its last ten games (34-for-37).
The Devils are 18-3-3-3 when scoring three goals or more.
- Leaders for Lowell:
o Goals: Tallackson (21)
o Assists: Vrana (35)
o Points: Vrana (47)
o PIM: Fraser (87)
o Plus/Minus: Bergfors (-1)
o Wins: Doyle (12)
o G.A.A: Caruso (2.26)
o Save %: Caruso (.931)
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