Grabovski's four points leads 'Dogs over Amerks
February 17, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
HAMILTON, ON - Mikhail Grabovski had a goal and three assists to lead the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 4-1 win over the Rochester Americans on Sunday night at Blue Cross Arena. The win was the 'Dogs third straight and improves their record to 26-21-1-5 on the season.
At 7:23 of the first period, Marvin Degon finished off a three-way passing play from Daniel Corso and Mikhail Grabovski to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. The goal, scored on a power play, was Degon's sixth of the season.
Dylan Hunter tied the game 1-1 for Rochester just 1:39 into the middle stanza with his 11th goal of the campaign. Hunter tipped a Peter Aston shot from the point past Hamilton goaltender Jaroslav Halak.
The Bulldogs regained the lead courtesy of Grabovski's fifth tally of the season at 15:22 of the second frame. Grabovski's unassisted goal made the score 2-1.
With only five seconds remaining in the second period, Eric Manlow added to the 'Dogs lead with his eighth goal of the campaign. Manlow re-directed a pass from Matt D'Agostini over the glove hand of Amerks netminder Adam Dennis. Grabovski also earned an assist on the 3-1 goal.
Grabovski capped his four-point night with another assist on Duncan Milroy's empty-net goal at 17:52 of the third period. Milroy's goal, the 72nd of his career, gives him sole possession of second place on the Bulldogs' all-time goals list behind only Corey Locke (75). Brian Swanson and Tomas Plekanec each had 71 goals as a Bulldog.
Between the pipes, Halak made 33 saves on 34 shots to earn the win and second star of the game honours for Hamilton, while Adam Dennis turned aside 18 of 21 shots for Rochester in a losing effort.
The Bulldogs were 2-for-6 on the power play and a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill.
In his last three games, Grabovski has five goals, five assists, 10 points, a plus-3 rating, 10 shots, two penalty minutes and has been named first star in all three contests. He also has two game-winning goals in that span.
The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action on Tuesday, February 19th at 8:07 p.m. when they travel to Iowa to take on the Stars at Wells Fargo Arena. Fans can listen to every Bulldogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, 820 CHAM. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'B2 Networks' or '820 CHAM' icon on the 'Dogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 20 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time.
Hamilton returns home to Copps Coliseum to take on the Houston Aeros on Saturday, February 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for all 'Dogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information or to purchase season tickets call 905-529-8500, e-mail tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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