Falcons Earn Point Against Bruins
December 29, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
December 29, 2009 - In a game that featured a strong effort by both teams, the Springfield Falcons were defeated by the Providence Bruins in overtime on Tuesday night in front of 3,456 at the MassMutual Center. Andy Wozniewski scored the game winning goal which was assisted by Trent Whitfield, who had two assists on the night. A bright spot for the Falcons was Rob Hisey, who recorded his first goal and assist as a Falcon. The second Springfield goal was scored by Charles Linglet and assisted by Hisey. The Falcons will be back in action on Wednesday night when the team travels to the XL Center in Hartford, CT to take on the Wolf Pack at 7 pm.
LIVE BOX SCORE
Following a flurry of shots including one hitting the crossbar by Providence center Whitfield, the Bruins were able to strike first as Kirk MacDonald tallied his eighth goal of the season at 15:09 of the first period. Whitfield and Yannick Riendeau each had an assist on the goal. The Bruins took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission outshooting the Falcons 14-7 in the opening 20 minutes.
The Bruins opened the second period taking advantage of a prolonged power play, as defenseman Jeff Penner caught a pass from Mikko Lehtonen and netted his third goal of the season at 3:07 of the second period. The Falcons refused to give in as Hisey took advantage of a two-on-one and scored his first goal in his AHL debut. The goal was unassisted and was scored just 44-seconds after Providence's second goal.
With 3:39 left in the second period, the Falcons drew their first power play of the game, as Providence defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk got two minutes for boarding. The Falcons were not able to capitalize on the man advantage, but they got close as defenseman Cody Wild fired a hard shot at Providence goaltender Dany Sabourin that went just wide of the net. The Falcons out shot Providence in the second 14-5, as Jean-Philippe Lavasseur tallied four saves, while Sabourin stopped 14 shots.
The final period of regulation opened with a Providence penalty to Jeff LoVecchio for tripping. The Falcons wasted no time by scoring just seven-seconds into the power play, as Linglet scored his eighth goal of the season at 2:42 of the third period. Linglet received a crisp pass from Hisey who was directly behind the net to put the puck past Sabourin, tying the game at 2-2.
In the overtime, Jake Taylor was whistled for hooking and Wozniewski netted his seventh goal of the season on the power play. Lehtonen and Whitfield each added an assist on the game winner.
THREE STARS
1. Wozniewski - Pro - GWG
2. Hisey - Spf - 1goal, 1 assist
3. Penner - Pro - 1 goal
FALCONS LINEUP
Charles Linglet - Nikita Kashirsky - Colton Fretter Liam Reddox - Rob Hisey - Bill Thomas Ryan MacMurchy - Ryan O'Marra - Colin McDonald Kip Brennan - Geoff Paukovich - Slava Trukhno
Johan Motin - Cody Wild Dean Arsene - Alex Plante Taylor Chorney - Jake Taylor
J.P. Levasseur Aaron Sorochan
FALCONS SCRATCHES - J.F. David (Injured), Bryan Young (Healthy), Matt Nickerson (Healthy), Chris Minard (Injured), Chad Wiseman (Injured), Bryan Lerg (Healthy), Theo Peckham (Injured), Chris Armstrong (Injured)
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