Falcons Beat Devils 6-3
Published on October 8, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons used six different goal scorers and a 27-save effort from goaltender Allen York to earn their first win of the 2011-12 season, a 6-3 triumph over the Albany Devils in Albany, NY. Aaron Bogosian, Nick Holden, Brent Regner, Nick Drazenovic, Cody Bass and Dane Byers all scored for the Falcons in the victory. The Falcons are now 1-1 on the young season.
"This was a good team victory tonight," said Falcons head coach Rob Riley. "We had everyone contribute tonight, all of our lines chipped in with the offense and Allen (York) was solid in goal. It feels good to get the win and bounce back from last night."
After falling behind 1-0 on a Darcy Zajac goal, the Falcons rallied for three unanswered goals in the first period to build a 3-1 advantage after 20 minutes.
With the Devils holding on to some early game momentum, Bogosian tied the score at 1-1 for Springfield with a beautiful slap shot from the left wing circle at 7:28 of the first period. With momentum back on the Falcons' side, Holden gave Springfield a 2-1 lead with a power play goal at 9:44, set up by Martin St. Pierre. The Falcons built a 3-1 lead when Regner tallied his first of the year at 16:55 of the opening session.
In the second period, the Falcons expanded their lead to 4-1 when Drazenovic scored his first goal of the year assisted by Byers and Adam Mair. Albany cut their deficit to 4-2 at 4:49 of the middle period when Matt Anderson tallied his first of the year, but the Falcons Bass converted on the power play at 9:02 of the second period to regain Springfield's three goal cushion.
Once again in the third period, Albany cut their deficit to two goals when Matthew Corrente recorded his first marker of the year, but Byers halted any Albany comeback thoughts when he knocked home a rebound late in the final frame.
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