Garon Is Great As Monarchs Win
October 31, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
PORTLAND, ME â Goaltender Mathieu Garon had 31 saves and right wing Tom Kostopoulos, center Michael Cammalleri and center Yanick Lehoux each had goals as the Manchester Monarchs remained perfect with a 3-0 victory over the Portland Pirates before 1,842 fans at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Sunday afternoon.
The shutout for Garon was his second in four starts this season. Through four games, he has allowed just five goals to the opposition.
The Monarchs, now 7-0-0-0 on the season, are off until Friday. The Pirates (5-3-0-0), losers of two straight, next meet the Springfield Falcons at the Springfield Civic Center on Friday.
Portland and Manchester skated through a scoreless opening period, thanks to Garon and Pirates goaltender Maxime Ouellet. Garon made 14 saves for the Monarchs. Ouellet totaled 13 stops for the Pirates, including a short-side save on a shot attempted by Cammalleri with less than two minutes remaining in the period. The Monarchs had a 5-on-3 man-advantage at the time.
The Monarchs gained the lead early in the middle period by pouncing on a loose puck in the slot. Kostopoulos backhanded the loose puck into the Portland net at 3:37. Left wing Noah Clarke and defenseman Mike Weaver each assisted on the goal, the second of the season for Kostopoulos.
The Monarchs doubled their lead early in the third period when Cammalleri converted on the Monarchs seventh power play chance of the game with his fifth goal. Wings Brad Smyth and Dustin Brown assisted on the goal, scored 60 seconds into the period. With the assist, Smyth extended his team-best scoring streak to seven games (4-5=9).
A big hit along the boards in the Monarchs zone by defenseman Tim Gleason keyed the next Monarchs goal. Seconds after the hit, Lehoux and Kostopoulos entered the Pirates zone on a 2-on-1. Lehoux backhanded a Kostopoulos centering pass over Ouellet and into the Portland net at 9:52. The goal for Lehoux was his team-leading ninth on the season.
The Monarchs return to action when they travel to Worcester to meet the Worcester IceCats on Friday, November 5 at 7:05 p.m. Friday's game will be the third of three straight on the road for the Monarchs, who return to the Verizon Wireless Arena to meet the Albany River Rats on Saturday, November 6 at 7:35 p.m. Catch all of the play-by-play action with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network (WGIR-AM 610, Manchester; WGIN-AM 930, Rochester; WGIP-AM 1540, Exeter; WTSL-AM 1400, Lebanon) and at www.monarchshockey.com.
Ticket Availability: Single seats in the Gold level and 1,500 seats in the Silver level remain for the Monarchs game against the River Rats on November 6. The first 5,000 fans attending the game will receive a Monarchs T-shirt courtesy of Crowley Foods.
Fans in need of Monarchs tickets may purchase them in person at the Verizon Wireless Arena box office, at any TicketMaster location, by phone at (603) 868-7300 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. The box office opens at 10:00 a.m.
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