Falcons Rally Falls One Short
Published on January 22, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons dominated the third period on Sunday afternoon in Providence, RI as they tried to erase a three-goal deficit, but in the end the Falcons came up just one goal short dropping a 4-3 decision to the Bruins. The Falcons held a 16-4 shots advantage in the final 20 minutes and scored a pair of third period goals, but just couldn't get the equalizer despite a flurry of chances in the game's final seconds.
Trailing 4-1 entering the third period, the Falcons wouldn't go down quietly as Andrew Joudrey one-timed his 7th goal of the year past Providence goaltender Anton Khudobin at 9:14 cutting Springfield's deficit to 4-2. At 17:29 of the final frame, Nick Drazenovic banged home a rebound while on the power play pulling the Falcons to within 4-3.
The Falcons had to play catch-up hockey for most of the night as they fell behind 2-0 in the first period. Jamie Arniel scored his third goal of the year at 6:28 of the opening frame giving Providence a 1-0 lead. The Bruins expanded their advantage to 2-0 at 14:18 of the first period when Carter Camper scored his 10th marker on the year.
Early in the second period, Providence built a 3-0 lead when Jordan Caron converted on the man advantage.
At 11:57 of the second period, the Falcons cut their deficit to 3-1 when Theo Ruth tallied his first goal of the year, but Providence regained a three-goal cushion just under three minutes later when Arniel scored his second goal of the game at 14:46 of the second period.
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