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IceCats defeat high-flying Hartford

December 28, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release


WORCESTER, MA – IceCats goalie Jason Bacashihua made nine saves in the third period, leading Worcester to a 4-3 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack on Tuesday night. Hartford outshot the IceCats 9-1 in the third in a vain attempt to even the score.

The IceCats led 1-0 after the first on Troy Riddle's fourth goal this season, then made it 2-0 on the powerplay in the second. Mike Glumac beat Jason LaBarbera at 1:17 on Worcester's second power play goal on 28 attempts against Hartford. The teams would combine for a total of six goals in the second period.

In a topsy-turvy spell of 58 seconds, Hartford's Jeff Hamilton putt the Pack within a goal, but then Glumac struck again at 12:38 to make it 3-1. That was it for LaBarbera, who allowed the goal from a poor angle. Seconds after Steve Valiquette entered the game as LaBarbera's replacement, Lucas Lawson deposited a sloppy puck past Jason Bacashihua at 12:52 to make it a 3-2 game.

The goal-scoring continued in the second with Blake Evans scoring on a shorthanded breakaway for the ‘Cats with a minute-and-a-half left. The goal to make it 4-2 was the first shorthanded tally allowed by the Pack, and it ended up being the game-winner. Just 33 seconds later, Hartford's Alexandre Giroux scored on the power play to inch within a goal.

The loss ended Hartford's five-game winning streak and pushed Worcester into a tie for third in the Atlantic Division.

Worcester's next home game is Saturday, January, 1st against the Binghamton Senators. Faceoff at DCU Center is slated for 7:05 PM.



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