Falcons Fall In OT To Monarchs 2-1
February 18, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons lost to the Manchester Monarchs in overtime on Monday by a score of 2-1 in front of 3,522 at the MassMutual Center. Manchester's Troy Milam scored the game-winner in the extra session, his second marker of the game.
Trailing 1-0 late in the third period, Springfield's Theo Peckham evened the score at 1-1 when he tallied his sixth goal of the season at 15:40 of the final frame. Peckham's goal came after a scramble at the top of the crease and Peckham was waiting in the slot area to tie the score.
"I thought this was a game tonight in which both teams realized the importance of the contest," said Falcons head coach Kelly Buchberger, who saw his team maintain a three point lead over the Monarchs for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division. "I thought five-on-five we controlled the play, we just had some issues with our special teams."
After two-plus periods of scoreless hockey, Manchester opened the scoring at 8:33 of the third period when Milam scored his first goal of the evening on the power play. Springfield went 0-6 on the man advantage as Monarchs goaltender Daniel Taylor was steady between the pipes. Falcons goaltender Devan Dubnyk started his second straight game and was also very solid stopping 21 of 23 shots on the night.
"I thought Devan (Dubnyk) played very well for us," said Buchberger. "He gave us a chance to win, and he has been giving us those type of performances night after night. It was a hard-fought game and I thought our team gave an honest effort and that's all you can ask from the guys."
The Falcons outshot the Monarchs 36-23 for the game. Springfield still has a three-point lead over Manchester for fourth place in the Atlantic Division. The Falcons will next play on Friday night when they host the Portland Pirates at "The Nest."
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