Falcons Game Preview: Springfield At St. John's, Game #22
Published on December 8, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
Springfield Falcons (13-4-1-3) at St. John's IceCaps (11-11-0-1)
Saturday, December 8, 2012
6:00 p.m. (ET)/7:30 p.m. (NST)
Mile One Centre
RADIO: WHYN NewsTalk 560 AM/WHYN.com
WEBCAST: AHLLive.com
IN JUST A FEW HOURS...
The Springfield Falcons and St. John's IceCaps close out their two-game weekend series at the Mile One Centre at 6:00 p.m. (ET). On Friday night, Cam Atkinson scored two goals in the third period, breaking a tie game and lifting the Falcons to a 5-3 win over the IceCaps, as Springfield maintained its hold on first place in the Eastern Conference along with the Syracuse Crunch. Jonathan Audy-Marchessault added a goal and two assists while Curtis McElhinney set aside 33 of 36 shots to log his league-best 12th win of the season.
Falcons fans can access live coverage of tonight's contest beginning at 5:45 p.m. on WHYN NewsTalk 560 AM, WHYN.com, the iHeartRadio App, or AHLLive.com.
The Falcons take on the Providence Bruins on the road next Friday to end their four-game road stretch before returning to the MassMutual Center on Saturday, Dec. 15 to host the IceCaps, with a special start time that night of 7:30 p.m.
Single-game tickets to see the Falcons in 2012-2013 can be purchased at the MassMutual Center Box Office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. through game time on Saturday home dates, and starting four hours prior to Sunday home contests. Fans can also purchase tickets by logging onto Ticketmaster.com. For information about discounted group packages to Falcons home games, call (413) 739-GOAL (4625).
A BIG NIGHT
Cam Atkinson posted his second four-point game (2g-2a) of the season on Friday and became the first Falcon to register goals in three-straight outings this year. Atkinson is tied for fourth in the AHL with a Springfield-best 12 goals and is even atop the league with four game-winning tallies with Charlotte's Zach Boychuk and Houston's Jason Zucker. The second-year pro is now 11th all-time among Falcon skaters with 44 goals in a Springfield sweater. Atkinson extended his point streak to four games (4g-4a) in the win.
'JAM,' CAM SHARE LEAD
Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Cam Atkinson pace the club with 24 points, putting the two into a tie for fourth in the AHL in scoring entering Saturday's action. Audy-Marchessault's 17 assists lead Springfield and are tied for second most in the league.
CRAIG CRANKS IN ANOTHER
Captain Ryan Craig moved into a tie for ninth place in Falcons history with Norm Milley with his 45th Springfield goal on Friday. Craig has points in four-straight contests (4g-1a). Tonight's game marks his 600th as a pro.
ROAD RAMPAGE
Springfield upped its league-leading road record to 7-1-1-0 (.833) with the victory and has now taken points in each of its last six away contests (5-0-1-0). The Falcons have outscored their opponents 42 to 21 in away action this year and have posted five goals in five-straight road games.
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