Hartford smacks P-Bruins,6-0
April 3, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Connecticut Whale News Release
Providence, RI, April 3, 2009: The Hartford Wolf Pack set a franchise record with three shorthanded goals Friday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, on their way to their most lopsided win of the season, a 6-0 victory over the Providence Bruins.
Mike Ouellette became the first Wolf Pack player ever to score two shorthanders in the same game, and Artem Anisimov had two goals and an assist for the Pack. Matt Zaba made 24 saves in the Wolf Pack net to get his second shutout of the season,
Vladimir Denisov and Brodie Dupont had a goal and an assist each, Jordan Owens had three assists and Dale Weise had a pair of assists.
The win improved the first-place Wolf Pack's record to 44-26-3-3 for 94 points and increased their Atlantic-Division lead over the second-place Bruins to six points.
The Wolf Pack penalty kill started its big night with two shorthanded goals in a span of 4:16 in the first period.
Brodie Dupont got his 17th goal of the season at 4:58. Anisimov carried the puck down right wing before jamming it off of Providence starting goaltender Tuukka Rask's pads and out into the slot. It hit Dupont, driving the middle, and went past Rask.
Ouellette then made it 2-0 for the Wolf Pack at 9:14, as he buried a second rebound. Owens was stopped twice by Rask before Ouellette was able to put the puck into the net.
The second period was scoreless, with the Wolf Pack outshooting Providence 9-6, before Hartford broke the game open with four goals on nine shots in the third period.
Anisimov scored off a centering pass from Weise at 3;36, and Ouellette scored the team's record-setting third shorthander of the night at 5:23.
Anisimov then improved his team-leading goal total to 35 with his second of the game at 11:38, deflecting in a shot from the left point by Denisov. Denisov created the final margin with a sixth Wolf Pack goal with 1:32 remaining, after taking a drop pass from Brock McBride.
The Wolf Pack were 10 for 10 on the penalty kill, and got their first victory in three visits on the year to Providence (1-2-1-0).
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