Falcons Come up Short in Hershey
Published on January 27, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons lost to the Hershey Bears 4-3 on Thursday night at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. The Falcons three times battled back from two goal deficits, but in the end came up just short against the Bears. The Falcons will next head to Norfolk, Virginia for a pair of games this weekend starting Friday.
The Bears would open the scoring in the first period as Andrew Gordon scored his 21st goal of the year at 6:16 of the opening session. Hershey built a 2-0 advantage when Sean Collins tallied his third marker on the campaign at 16:39 of the first period giving the Bears a two goal advantage. Late in the opening frame, the Falcons used their power play to cut into their deficit as David Savard's shot from the point beat Hershey netminder Dany Sabourin at 18:48 of the first period pulling Springfield to within one.
In the second period, Hershey used their own power play to regain a two goal lead when Brian Willsie converted on the man advantage eight minutes into the session giving the Bears a 3-1 lead through 40 minutes.
The Falcons once again battled back in the third period as John Moore joined the rush and snapped home his third marker of the year cutting the Falcons' deficit to 3-2. Just 33-seconds after Moore scored, Hershey took a 4-2 lead when Steve Pinizzotto beat Falcons goaltender David LeNeveu. In the game's final minute, Kyle Wilson pulled the Falcons back to within a single goal, but that would end the scoring for the night.
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