Falcons Fall Short In Manchester 4-2
Published on March 23, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons lost to the Manchester Monarchs 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Falcons now trail the Monarchs by one point in the battle for the fourth and final playoff spot within the Atlantic Division.
After an evenly played opening 19 minutes of action, Manchester's David Meckler scored a power play marker with less than a second remaining in the first period giving the Monarchs a 1-0 lead.
In the second period, Manchester expanded their lead to 2-0 when Trevor Lewis tallied on the man advantage at 3:27, followed by Jeff Likens scoring his second marker of the year at 5:29 of the middle stanza giving the Monarchs a 3-0 lead. The Falcons cut their deficit to 3-1 at 6:48 of the second period when Viacheslav Trukhno scored his 13th goal of the year.
Late in the second period, former University of New Hampshire standout Jacob Micflikier was awarded a penalty shot, but Manchester goaltender Jonathan Quick made the key save keeping Manchester ahead by two goals.
In the third period, Meckler added an empty net goal, his second marker of the contest, at 18:50. Stephane Goulet added one more goal for the Falcons within the final minute of play, but the Monarchs skated away with the 4-2 win.
GAME NOTES
Springfield outshot Manchester 20-5 in the third period and 40-38 for the game.
Manchester was 2-6 on the power play, while Springfield was 0-6.
Grant Potulny was given a major penalty for high sticking in the first period.
Viacheslav Trukhno extended his scoring streak to 12 games.
Trukhno picked up a fighting major with Manchester's Drew Bagnall after Bagnall delivered a hard hit on Jacob Micflikier.
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