Ellison's trick is Phantom's treat, 4-2 over Lowell
Published on January 8, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
Philadelphia - Matt Ellison scored three times to lead the Philadelphia Phantoms (15-21-0-3) to a 4-2 victory over the Lowell Lock Monsters (14-20-1-4) at the Wachovia Spectrum Sunday evening.
The two squads exchanged first period tallies around the midway point of the period. Keith Aucoin knotted the score at 1-1 with his 15th tally of the season at 12:12. Krys Kolanos assisted on the tally to keep his scoring streak going at three games. The Phantoms added a pair of power play goals by Matt Ellison in the final four minutes of the period to lift the home team to a 3-1 advantage through 20 minutes.
Outshot 12-9 in the second period, the Monsters were unable to find the back of the net and chip away at the deficit. Goaltenders Vitaly Kolesnik for Lowell and Rejean Beauchemin for Philadelphia held down their respective forts through the middle stanza.
The Lock Monsters trimmed the lead to just one at 9:01 of the third on a power play. Mike Zigomanis notched his second goal in as many games to make it 3-2 Phantoms. Danny Richmond recorded his second assist of the game by setting up Zigomanis for a one-timer on the man advantage. Later in the period while on another of their eight power plays, the Monsters surrendered a shorthanded tally to thwart any comeback. Ellison completed the hat trick at 15:53 to make it 4-2 and that would be the final score. Both teams ended up 2-for-8 on the power play.
Monster Memos: C Brad Richardson was recalled by the Colorado Avalanche today. It's his second recall to the National Hockey League this season... Both Kolanos and Zigomanis notched at least one point in all three games on this road trip... The Monsters are 2-8-0-1 against the East Division.
The Monsters travel to Manchester on Friday and return home to face the Providence Bruins on Saturday, January 14th. The first 2,500 fans will get a Lock Monsters winter cap, courtesy of TD Banknorth. It's also Locks of Love night, and Fantastic Sam's will be on hand trimming hair and collecting donations for Locks of Love - a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.
All games home and away can be heard live on 980 WCAP, and viewed through B2 Networks, the official broadband provider of the AHL, with the "Voice of the Lock Monsters" Ryan Johnston. Log on to www.lockmonsters.com to watch or listen online.
Individual tickets start at $10 and are on sale now at the Tsongas Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Flex Packs and group outings are on sale now; contact the Lock Monsters ticket office at (978) 458-PUCK (7825) for more information. All games, home and away, can be heard live on 980 WCAP with the Voice of the Monsters, Ryan Johnston.
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