IceCats and Lock Monsters Skate to 3-3 Tie
March 29, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release
WORCESTER, MA - With all the makings of playoff-style hockey, the Worcester IceCats and the Lowell Lock Monsters skated to a 3-3 deadlock last night at Worcester's Centrum Centre. The 'Cats, who began the night as the Eastern Conference's seventh seed with 79 points, scraped and clawed with the American Hockey League's first place team for 65 minutes.
Eric Boguniecki opened the scoring just 2:23 into the contest. Eric Nickulas sent the puck from behind the Lowell net to the recently named AHL First Team All-Star. Without hesitating, Boguniecki fired home his 35th of the season for Worcester's 1-0 lead.
As was the case all night long, Lowell had an answer. The Monsters leading scorer, Jeff Heerema, banged in a power play goal 6:11 later.
In the second, with Worcester skating with an extra attacker, Jame Pollock fired a point shot that deflected off Lowell netminder Jean-Marc Pelletier and into the cage. For Pollock it was his 18th of the season and ninth on the power play.
This one goal lead only lasted 1:54. After winning the faceoff in the 'Cats zone, Lowell's Mike Zigomanis lost his IceCats defender and found a loose puck to the right of Reinhard Divis.
In the third, Darren Rumble bagged his third of the season. The trusty veteran's high-slot slapper lit the lamp 5:36 into the final stanza. Justin Papineau, later named the number one star, earned his second assist of the night on the play. Following the pattern, the Monsters responded. With 4:40 on the board, recent United Hockey League call-up Keith Aucoin knotted the affair for the final time.
With only five games remaining, the IceCats are now 36-31-7-1. Worcester hopes to move closer to securing a playoff spot tomorrow night (Saturday) as they host the Providence Bruins at 7:35 PM.
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