Falcons Rally For 4-3 Win At Hartford - Just Six Points Out Of First Place
December 13, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
For the second time this season, the Springfield Falcons rallied from a three-goal deficit at the XL Center in Hartford, CT to skate away with a dramatic come-from-behind win. The most recent comeback occurred on Saturday night as the Falcons scored three third period goals, with Carl Corazzini scoring the game-winner in the shootout, erasing a 3-0 deficit in the final 20 minutes of play and earning a 4-3 triumph. Goaltender Devan Dubnyk stopped all five Hartford shooters in the extra session helping improve the Falcons record to 12-11-3-1 on the season.
Tyler Spurgeon started the Springfield comeback at 9:50 of the third period when he scored his second marker of the year cutting the Falcons' deficit to 3-1. Just 11-seconds later, Bryan Lerg took a perfect pass from Ryan Potulny and one-timed a shot into a vacated Hartford net pulling Springfield to within a single goal. Potulny would convert his 14th goal on the campaign at 12:17 of the final frame tying the score at 3-3 and sending the contest to overtime.
The Falcons fell behind in the opening 20 minutes as Hartford's Tommy Pyatt scored a pair of first period goals, while Devin DiDiomete added his third marker of the year in the second period.
The middle period was a spirited frame with Ryan O'Marra and Hartford's Jared Nightingale dropping the gloves, followed by Springfield's Mathieu Roy and Hartford's Michael Sauer also collecting fighting majors.
American Hockey League Stories from December 13, 2008
- Hogs bear-y Wolves 7-2 - Rockford IceHogs
- Aeros dominate league-leading Hershey Bears 6-1 - Houston Aeros
- Three straight by Amerks too much for Monsters - Cleveland Monsters
- Griffins split weekend series with Moose after 4-2 loss - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Rampage Extinguish Flames 3-2 in OT - San Antonio Rampage
- Admirals sink Chops on Saturday, 6-2 - Iowa Chops
- Falcons Rally For 4-3 Win At Hartford - Just Six Points Out Of First Place - Springfield Falcons
- Flames Lose in Overtime to Rampage - Abbotsford Heat
- Moose end skid with 4-2 win over Griffins - Manitoba Moose
- Monarchs Ice Bruins In Shootout - Manchester Monarchs
- Falcons defeat Wolf Pack in SO - Connecticut Whale
- Crunch Drop Fifth Straight - Syracuse Crunch
- Amerks rally with three-goal run to down Monsters - Rochester Americans
- Curry, Minard return to lead Pens to win - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Admirals Welcome Four Millionth Fan - Norfolk Admirals
- Sound Tigers Thwart Admirals Comeback Attempts - Norfolk Admirals
- Devils Shot Down by Sharks, 4-2 - Albany Devils
- Brian Elliott, Senators Stone Albany 3-0 - Albany River Rats
- Brian Elliott Stones Albany 3-0 - Albany River Rats
- Smith's hat-trick helps Sound Tigers earn first victory of the season over Norfolk - Bridgeport Islanders
- P-Bruins Fall in Shootout to Monarchs 5-4 - Providence Bruins
- 45 shots later, the Sharks defeat the Devils 4-2 - Worcester Sharks
- Penguins Beat Pirates 5-1 - Portland Pirates
- San Jose Sharks Recall Forward Lukas Kaspar - Worcester Sharks
- Lightning Assign D Mike Lundin to Admirals - Norfolk Admirals
- Hurricanes Activate Gleason From Injured Reserve - Albany River Rats
- Aeros host Bears and toss bears tonight at Toyota Center - Houston Aeros
- Moose bring back "Teddy Bear Toss" on December 17 vs. Monarchs - Manitoba Moose
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
