Hutchinson Sensational in Shutout Win
March 1, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
St. John's IceCaps News Release
ST. JOHN'S, NL - Michael Hutchinson made 42 saves and Eric O'Dell scored the only goal of the game, as the St. John's IceCaps - winning their sixth straight - shut out the Binghamton Senators 1-0 Saturday night at Mile One Centre to earn the series sweep.
Kael Mouillierat and Carl Klingberg each pitched in with an assist for the IceCaps, while Andrew Hammond made 24 saves in a losing effort for Binghamton.
O'Dell got the IceCaps on the board 11:41 into the opening frame. After Mouillierat made a heads-up play in the corner to dish the puck out in front, O'Dell made no mistake in one-timing it past Hammond to make it 1-0.
In a scoreless second period, Hutchinson made a gorgeous pad save midway through the frame to stone Corey Cowick from connecting on a one-timed blast off a cross-ice feed, preserving the IceCaps' one-goal lead.
Then, with less than 20 seconds left in the final frame, Hutchinson made two sprawling saves to rob Cole Schneider from firing home the equalizer. The IceCaps netminder made 15 stops in the third to propel St. John's to the series sweep.
The IceCaps continue their seven-game home stand next Friday (7:30 PM NT), when they take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the first in a pair of back-to-back games at Mile One Centre. Catch all the action with broadcaster Brian Rogers on Rogers TV, www.stjohnsicecaps.com and 930 AM, or watch online at www.ahllive.com. Pregame show gets underway at 7:00.
Notes: Not dressed for St. John's: Kris Fredheim, Cody Lampl, Ryan Schnell, Josh Lunden, Austen Brassard, Eddie Pasquale... Michael Hutchinson stopped all 17 shots he faced in the opening period... Hutchinson has won 12 of his 18 appearances this season... Kael Mouillierat extended his point streak to eight games, tying a team high this season... Kyle MacKinnon saw his five-game point streak come to an end... John Albert's three-game goal streak was snapped... Molson Canadian Three Stars: 1. Michael Hutchinson 2. Eric O'Dell 3. Stephane Da Costa... Mary Brown's Hardest Working Player: Julian Melchiori.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from March 1, 2014
- Another 5-4 Contest Goes to OKC - Rockford IceHogs
- Kellan Lain Reassigned to the Comets - Utica Comets
- Crunch Edge Phantoms 5-4 in Overtime - Syracuse Crunch
- Rampage Fans Can Redeem Tickets for Game Postponed on March 1 - San Antonio Rampage
- Falcons Fall To Bruins In Shootout - Springfield Falcons
- Dramatic Late Comeback in Overtime Loss at Syracuse - Adirondack Phantoms
- With Viktor Comes The Spoils - Manchester Monarchs
- Sound Tigers Fall In Search Of Eighth Straight Win - Bridgeport Islanders
- Wolf Pack downs Portland - Hartford Wolf Pack
- P-Bruins Defeat Falcons 3-2 - Providence Bruins
- Streaks Snapped in Sharks' 2-1 Win at Bridgeport - Worcester Sharks
- Checkers Pick up Road Victory in Hershey - Charlotte Checkers
- Checkers Storm Past Bears - Hershey Bears
- Texas Stars Game at San Antonio Suspended Due to Unsafe Ice - Texas Stars
- Wolf Pack Outlast Pirates 4-2 - Portland Pirates
- Rampage vs. Stars to be Postponed Until Later Date - San Antonio Rampage
- Heat Fall to Griffins 4-3 in SO - Abbotsford Heat
- Flames Recall Chad Billins from Abbotsford - Abbotsford Heat
- Texas-San Antonio AHL Game Suspended Due to Unsafe Ice - AHL
- Hutchinson Sensational in Shutout Win - St. John's IceCaps
- B-Sens Blanked 1-0 in St. John's - Binghamton Senators
- RECAP: Kostopoulos Grabs 20th Goal of Season to Lead Pens past Devils - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Devils Can't Hold Off Penguins - Albany Devils
- Marlies Fall 5-2 against Hamilton - Toronto Marlies
- Bulldogs Thump Marlies 5-2 for Third Straight Win - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Pirates Start Home and Home Weekend in Hartford - Portland Pirates
- Texas Stars Return Goalie Josh Robinson to Idaho - Texas Stars
- Islanders Recall Nilsson, Loan Poulin to Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
- Kuhnhackl and Zlobin Return to Penguins - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Pitlick Nets Game-Winner in OT to Lift Barons Past Rockford - Oklahoma City Barons
- Admirals, Rinne Roll over Iowa 9-1 - Milwaukee Admirals
- Griffins Overcome Heat in Shootout Thriller - Grand Rapids Griffins
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.
