Elkins, Bernier Lead Manchester over Hartford
January 17, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Connecticut Whale News Release
Manchester, NH, January 17, 2010 - Corey Elkins had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Bernier made 35 saves, Sunday at the Verizon Wireless Arena, to lead the Manchester Monarchs to a 4-1 Atlantic-Division victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack.
The loss was only the Wolf Pack's fourth in regulation in the last 15 games (9-4-0-2) and dropped the fourth-place Pack to 22-16-1-4 (49 pts.) on the season.
The Wolf Pack fell behind on the game's first shift, with Elkins scoring for Manchester at the 36-second mark. Juraj Mikus pushed the rebound of Andrew Campbell's point shot in front to Elkins, who slid it past Hartford goaltender Matt Zaba (21 saves).
The Monarchs then upped the lead to 3-0 with a pair of goals in 17 seconds starting at 10:34. Tom Cavanagh scored a power-play goal to make it 2-0, on a shot from the top of the right circle. Then, at 10:51, John Zeiler put in a wraparound to make it a three-goal Manchester advantage.
Jordan Owens got the Wolf Pack on the scoreboard at 13:17 with his sixth goal of the year, assisted by Evgeny Grachev and Nigel Williams. Grachev, headed behind the net, banked the puck off the outside of the goalpost to Owens at the left side of the slot, and Owens beat Bernier over the catching glove.
The Wolf Pack picked up their play significantly in the second period, outshooting Manchester 14-6, but could not solve Bernier, who came into the game with the AHL's second-best save percentage (93.8) and fifth-best goals-against average (2.05).
The third period also favored Hartford, which enjoyed an 11-3 shots advantage, courtesy of five power plays. Bernier held strong, however, and Bud Holloway provided the final margin with a goal at 1:04. From the right-wing side, Holloway snapped a shot into the top corner over Zaba's catching glove.
The Wolf Pack ended up 0/7 on the power play and fell to 2-3-0-0 in the season series against the Monarchs, who lead the Atlantic Division at 26-13-1-4 for 57 points.
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