Falcons Knocked off by Phantoms
February 19, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
Allentown, PA - The Springfield Falcons tallied the first goal of the game but couldn't return to the scoresheet in a 2-1 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Greg Carey began the game's scoring with his twenty-first of the season at 10:01. The forward scored by intercepting a rush out of the Phantoms zone by Kevin Goumas. Carey fired a wrist shot past Anthony Stolarz that was deflected off his equipment and into the net. Carey's goal was the lone tally of the period to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead into the second period. Marek Langhamer stopped all 12 shots in the frame.
The Phantoms struck 2:19 into the second period with a goal from Cole Bardreau to tie the game at one. His eighth of the season was tallied on the man advantage and was assisted by Chris Conner and Petr Straka. As the second period came to the closing minutes, Aaron Palushaj gave the Phantoms their first lead of the night with a breakaway goal. His tenth of the season was assisted by Straka. The Phantoms took a 2-1 lead into the third period.
The teams traded chances early in the third period but both team's goaltenders prevented any goals. In the closing minutes, the Falcons pulled Langhamer for the extra attacker but could not find the back the net. Langhamer made 28 saves with his record moving to 4-5-1. Stolarz stopped 37 shots and improved his record to 16-11-3.
The Falcons return home tomorrow night to battle the Hartford Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. at the MassMutual Center. The weekend concludes with a 5:00 p.m. faceoff against the Phantoms on Sunday night.
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