Falcons Rally Falls Short in Syracuse
Published on December 28, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons headed to Syracuse, NY looking for their third consecutive win, but Crunch goaltender Liro Tarkki stopped 34 of 36 shots in leading Syracuse to a 5-2 win. Syracuse forward Peter Holland had a four-point night collecting two goals and two assists, while Brandon McMillan and Patrick Maroon also added one goal and two assists each.
The Falcons battled back from an early 3-0 deficit to pull within a single goal midway through the third period. Alexandre Giroux scored his 10th goal of the year and 350th of his AHL career to cut Springfield's deficit to 3-2 at 7:41 of the final frame. It was a third period that saw the Falcons generate a lot of offensive pressure on Tarkki and outshot the Crunch 10-7 in the frame. Springfield outshot Syracuse 25-19 through the final 40 minutes and for the game, the Falcons held a 36-32 shots advantage.
Facing a very important five-on-three power play midway through the second period and trailing by three, the Falcons coaching staff used their timeout to regroup and the stoppage in play paid off. Tomas Kubalik tallied on the man advantage at 9:42 of the middle stanza cutting the Falcons' deficit to 3-1.
The Crunch took control of the game in the first period going on a power play within the game's first minute. Holland tallied his first goal of the game at 9:15 of the opening frame giving the Crunch a 1-0 lead, followed by Maroon scoring on the power play just 1:41 later giving Syracuse a two-goal cushion.
The Crunch took a three goal lead just 2:12 into the second period when McMillan scored his fourth marker of the year. Syracuse added a pair of empty net goals in the final minute of regulation to secure the victory.
Falcons goaltender Manny Legace stopped 27 of 30 shots. The Falcons were 1-7 on the power play, while Syracuse was 1-8 on the man advantage.
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