Falcons Beat Sound Tigers 4-2
Published on January 23, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons used a pair of goals from Dane Byers and a three-assist afternoon from Kyle Wilson in beating the Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at the MassMutual Center. The Falcons won two out of three games on the weekend as they next head to Hershey on Wednesday.
The Sound Tigers opened the scoring at 3:36 of the first period when Rob Hisey converted on the power play, but the Falcons rebounded nicely after Hisey's goal. David Savard would tie the score at 1-1 with a power play goal for the Falcons assisted by Brent Regner and Wilson at 7:53 of the opening frame.
The Falcons continued to have momentum on their side into the second period as Tom Sestito converted just 55-seconds into the middle frame giving Springfield a 2-1 advantage. Later in the second period, Byers and Wilson combined for a shorthanded marker when Wilson feathered a perfect pass to Byers who slid a shot past Bridgeport goaltender Joel Martin.
In the third period, Bridgeport came out strong and held a 10-0 shots advantage midway through the stanza. At 17:37, Bridgeport inched to within a single goal when Justin DiBenedetto scored his sixth goal of the year, but Byers added his second goal of the game in the game's final minute to secure the victory for the Falcons.
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