Falcons Beat Phantoms 4-2
February 8, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons beat the Philadelphia Phantoms 4-2 in front of 3,676 on Friday night at the MassMutual Center. The Falcons opened the scoring at 15:55 of the first period when Marc Pouliot scored on the power play, followed by Patrick Thoresen's marker on the man advantage at 17:48 of the opening frame. Thoresen was involved in the game's first fight as he squared off with Philadelphia's Pete Zingoni.
"I thought tonight was a great example of all 19 guys that were dressed playing a full 60 minutes," said Falcons head coach Kelly Buchberger. "Patrick (Thoresen) came back to us and played exactly they way he has all year, with a lot of heart and determination."
In the second period, Philadelphia cut their deficit to 2-1 when Alexandre Picard converted on the power play at 1:22, but Springfield regained their two-goal advantage with just 23-seconds remaining in the middle session when Theo Peckham's slap shot beat a screened Brian Boucher.
In the third period, the Phantoms cut their deficit to 3-2 when Denis Tolpeko scored at 17:45 of the final frame, but Pouliot added his second marker of the contest with just nine-seconds remaining capping off a 4-2 win.
American Hockey League Stories from February 8, 2008
- Houston Powers Past Rockford On Special Teams, 6-1 - Houston Aeros
- Monsters Downed by Griffins at Home - Cleveland Monsters
- Houston Powers Over Rockford - Rockford IceHogs
- Stars Blanked By Wolves - Iowa Chops
- Smith's late goal claims the victory for Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
- Moose Make It Three With 3-2 Win - Manitoba Moose
- Admirals Past and Present Thrill Scope Crowd - Norfolk Admirals
- Bulldogs Run Over Rampage - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Falcons Fly Away - Adirondack Phantoms
- Falcons Beat Phantoms 4-2 - Springfield Falcons
- Special Teams Propel Griffins to 4-1 Win at Lake Erie - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Germyn Scores Twice As Flames Fan Rivermen 2-1 - Peoria Rivermen
- Pens Shut Out Pirates, 3-0 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Devils Nipped by Sound Tigers, 3-2 - Albany Devils
- P-Bruins Fall to Wolf Pack 7-5 - Providence Bruins
- New Hampshire Legends of Hockey Announces 2008 Inductees - Manchester Monarchs
- Kings Assign Aubin To Manchester - Manchester Monarchs
- Aeros travel back to Rockford tonight - Houston Aeros
- Marlies To Host Toronto Zoon Night This Saturday - Toronto Marlies
- San Jose Sharks Recall Dimitri Patzold, Assign Thomas Greiss - Worcester Sharks
- Stephan Returned to Iowa - Iowa Chops
- Bacon Bits Returns This Sunday - Rockford IceHogs
- Hogs Get Another Crack At Houston - Rockford IceHogs
- Canadiens Acquire Brett Engelhardt From Red Wings In Exchange For Francis Lemieux - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Francis Lemieux Acquired From Canadiens - Grand Rapids Griffins
- AHL Quick Hits - AHL
- Falcons Set To Host Phantoms Tonight - Springfield Falcons
- Amerks Host Rampage Saturday - Rochester Americans
- AHL All-Star warm-up jerseys up for auction to benefit AHL charities - AHL
- Pittsburgh Penguins reassign Tyler Kennedy to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Crunch Announce Details of LASIK ProVision 'Chalk Talk' with the Crunch February 16 - Syracuse Crunch
- Rivermen Prepare for Three in Three on the Road - Peoria Rivermen
- Moose edge IceHogs 3-2 in overtime - Manitoba Moose
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
