Falcons Fall To River Rats 5-1
March 28, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
Chris Minard scored for the Falcons, but three third period goals from Jacob Micfliker, Zac Dalpe and Mike Angelidis put Albany over the top 5-1 in a Sunday matinee match-up in front of 5,705 at the MassMutual Center.
"I don't think it was a 5-1 game," said head coach Rob Daum. "Based on the territory and the scoring chances. We did didn't give a lot of chances but when we did they were major and it cost us."
Chris Terry gave the Rats the lead for good in the second period while trying to set a teammate up on a 2-on-1 rush. Terry tried to saucer a pass over a Falcons stick but the puck hit J.P. Levasseur, who made 29 saves in the loss, and found its' way over the goal line. Terry's 17th goal of the season would be all the River Rats needed to get past the Falcons.
The Falcons had opportunities, but Albany goalie Justin Peters was there and made 27 saves in the game. The Falcons power-play was 0-for-4 in the game. The River Rats were 1-for-3 with the lone power-play goal coming late in the third period.
It was Jiri Tlusty who put the River Rats on top with the game's first goal at 6:26 of the period after a scoreless first period. Terry found Tlusty parked in front of the net and pushed the puck past a sprawling Levasseur. The goal was Tlusty's 14th goal of the season.
Crashing the net paid off for Springfield when Minard tied the game up for the Falcons with his 17th goal of the season at 13:59 of the second period on a pass from Chad Wiseman and Jordan Eberle. The Falcons had had opportunities earlier with chances from Liam Reddox and Colin McDonald, but the Falcons' chances were all tipped wide or whizzed through the crease.
The River Rats upped the lead to two goals when Micflikier took a cross-ice pass that he sent off the post and into the net. Micflikier's goal at 1:48 into the third was his 17th goal of the season. Dalpe added another goal and Angelidis scored the only power-play goal in the third for the River Rats.
3 Stars of the Game
1. ALB Chris Terry 2. SPR Chris Minard 3. ALB Jerome Samson
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