Falcons Beat Whale 5-4
Published on January 7, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons rallied from two goals down late in the third period to rally for a 5-4 shootout win over the Connecticut Whale at the XL Center in Hartford, CT on Saturday night. The Falcons have now won back-to-back contests heading into Sunday's showdown with the Whale at the MassMutual Center.
The Falcons took a 2-1 lead into the third period, but Connecticut evened the score at 2-2 just 1:24 into the third period when Jordan Owens scored his fourth goal of the year. The Whale took a 3-2 lead at 6:40 of the third period when Jonathan Audy-Marchessault scored on the power play. Kris Newbury added his second goal of the game at 13:07 of the final frame giving Connecticut a 4-2 cushion.
The Falcons started their rally at 16:25 of the third period when Matt Calvert scored on the power play, followed by Martin St. Pierre's equalizer at 19:25 sending the game to extra time.
After a scoreless overtime, the Falcons fell behind 1-0 in the shootout before Brent Regner scored on the team's fourth attempt, followed by Calvert converting on the final shot of the shootout to give the Falcons the win.
The Falcons scored just 18 seconds apart in the final minute of the first period to take a 2-1 lead through 20 minutes. Alexandre Giroux tied the score at 1-1 with his 11th goal of the year at 19:04 of the opening period. Andrew Joudrey gave the Falcons a 2-1 lead at 19:22 of the first frame.
The Whale opened the scoring at 4:19 of the first period Kris Newbury converted on the man advantage.
The Falcons ended up on a five-minute power play midway through the first period when Andre Deveaux was whistled for boarding.
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