Falcons Come Up Short In Albany
Published on January 15, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons lost to the Albany Devils 6-3 on Saturday night at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. David Savard, Ben Guite and Chris D'Alvise scored for the Falcons, who now get ready to host the Portland Pirates on Sunday afternoon starting at 2 pm.
The Falcons ended up with two power plays in the first period, but it was Albany that took advantage of the situation scoring a pair of shorthanded markers in the opening 20 minutes. Michael Swift gave the Devils a 1-0 lead when he scored his 16th goal of the year at 2:38 of the opening period. Brad Mills converted on a breakaway at 11:32 of the first period giving Albany their second shorthanded marker of the period.
The second period was a very physical period and it took 50 minutes to complete due to multiple altercations and some rough play from both teams. Albany took a 3-0 lead at 7:35 of the middle frame when Adam Henrique scored his first goal of the night even strength. Midway through the second period, there were a handful of scrums as Jonathan Sigalet battled Harry Young in front of the Falcons bench. A few minutes later, Tom Sestito and Pierre-Luc Leblond dropped the gloves for a fight that lasted several minutes, followed by Dane Byers battling Louis Robitaille.
After the rough stuff settled down, the Falcons battled back and cut into their deficit when Savard scored at 11:42 of the second period making at a 3-1 game, followed by Guite converting at 17:10 of the middle frame pulling Springfield to within one. In the final minutes of the second period, Henrique scored his second marker of the period when he tallied on the power play.
Trailing by two heading into the third period, Springfield once again inched within a single goal when D'Alvise scored his seventh goal of the year at 8:08 of the final stanza. Albany added a pair of insurance goals in the final two minutes of the third period ending the scoring for the night.
The game featured 72 total penalty minutes, 33 for the Falcons and 39 for the Devils.
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