ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

Jackals Rout Gladiators

Published on November 14, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Atlanta Gladiators News Release


The Gwinnett Gladiators saw numerous season and all-time records fall in an 11-3 beat down at the hands of the Elmira Jackals on Saturday night, including largest ever margin of defeat, most goals allowed in a period all season, and most penalty minutes in a game all season, just to name a few.

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The Elmira Jackals flexed their special teams muscle early, scoring on their first power play of the game at the 3:51 mark of the first period, after Matt Siddall went off on a tripping minor committed in the offensive zone. Chris Korchinski backhanded home a shot from the right of the cage through a couple of players near the crease after Maxime Gratchev's shot took a weird rebound off Gwinnett goaltender Danny Taylor.

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The Jackals took a 2-0 lead on a tap in goal by Keegan Dansereau, who was open in front of the net and redirected a pass from Mat Robinson from just above the goal line to the right of Danny Taylor.

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Elmira quickly added another tally just 24 seconds later in a four-on-four situation after Gwinnett's Dan Sullivan and Elmira's Keegan Dansereau each were assessed double-minors for roughing. Oliver Proulx won the ensuing faceoff back to Chanse Fitzpatrick who fed defenseman Brennan Turner for a high shot from just outside left circle which beat Taylor on the blocker side giving Elmira a 3-0 lead.

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Shots were even at 12 at the end of the period.

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The Jackals picked up in the second where they left off in the first. Elmira went up 4-0 on a Guillaume Lepine's first goal of his pro career at 4:47 of the period. Danny Taylor parried away the first two point blank shots, but couldn't contain the third, which squirted under him and across the goal line.

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Justin Donati, who shares his team lead in points with his linemate and brother, Tyler Donati, then scored two goals in less than two minutes, both on the power play to extend the onslaught of Elmira goals, making the score 6-0. Tyler assisted on both tallies.

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But the Gladiators would finally get on the board when Elmira goaltender Michael-Lee Teslak misplayed a puck from behind his own net and sent it to a wide open Adam Berti in the slot, who blasted a shot into an empty Elmira net for his second goal of the season, an unassisted marker.

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The Gladiators seemed to be making up ground as they cut Elmira's lead down to four when Matt Caruana lit the lamp on assists from Berti and Tom Zanoski at 14:01, but Justin Donati would complete his hat trick, scoring his third goal in less than 10 minutes, just over two minutes after Caruana's tally, making the score 7-2.

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The teams combined for six goals in the period.

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The Gladiators would notch their third goal of the game just 1:26 into the third period, but that was all the Gladiators would muster, as the Jackals pumped in four more goals in the last frame for a final of 11-3.

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Justin Donati's four goals was the first hat trick allowed at home by an opponent since April 7, 2007 when Mark Lee scored three for Charlotte in a 4-1 Gladiators loss.

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The 14 combined goals by the teams shattered a league mark of 12 on the season.

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Danny Taylor finished with 27 saves on the night for the Gladiators, and Elmira's Michael-Lee Teslak stopped 36 in the win.

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The Gladiators, who fell to 0-3 all time at home against Elmira, drop to 6-3-1-1 on the season, while the Jackals improve to 8-3-1-1.

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The Gladiators next travel to South Carolina for a two game set against the Stingrays next weekend.

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