Lowell Grabs Win Versus Manchester, Falcons sweep weekend series against Devils

Published on November 3, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release


Rewind:

Wednesday, Devils 4 vs. MANCHESTER 3

Coming from behind twice, the Devils rallied for a 4-3 shootout victory on the road against the Monarchs. After trailing 2-0 going into the second period, the Devils found their legs with the help of Ryan Murphy and Michael Swift, who both netted goals within a minute of each other. The Monarchs would retake their lead just over five minutes into the third with a rebound goal by Jon Rheault, but the Devils had an answer with Brad Snetsinger's first pro goal. The battle was finally decided in a shootout with the Devils triumphing on the clincher scored by Patrick Davis in the bottom half of round five. Devils goalie Scott Clemmensen made 35 saves through overtime and went 3 of 5 in the shootout.

Friday, SPRINGFIELD 4 vs. Devils 1

Liam Reddox paced the Falcons offense with two goals as the Devils were defeated 4-1 at the MassMutual Center. It was the Devils striking first on Vladimir Zharkov's goal 2:10 into the game. The Falcons, however, would go on to score four unanswered goals as they outshot Lowell in the game, 39-19. Reddox provided the game-winner at 3:47 of the second with a shorthanded tally. His second of the night put the match firmly out of reach with 4:10 left in regulation.

Saturday, Springfield 3 vs. DEVILS 2

The Falcons were able to sweep the home-and-home weekend series against the Devils, pulling out a 3-2 victory on Lowell's home ice. This time it was Ryan Potulny potting two goals for Springfield, while the Falcons' penalty kill unit was a perfect 9-for-9 in the contest. Down 2-0 in the third, Patrick Davis pulled Lowell within one, but Potulny's second of the night with 3:31 remaining would prove to be the eventual game-winner. Lowell responded just 57 seconds later on Pascal Rheaume's marker, but could not manage to tie the game before time expired.

In the Standings

After the fourth week of the 2008-09 season, the Lowell Devils (4-4-0-1) find themselves in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. The Springfield Falcons (5-3-1-0) and the Hartford Wolf Pack (5-4-0-1) moved two points ahead of the Devils into a tie for third place. The Portland Pirates (6-2-1-0) are undefeated in regulation in their last five games (4-0-1-0) and have jumped into the division lead with the Providence Bruins (6-2-1-0), who have lost two of their last three. The Worcester Sharks are ranked sixth with a record of 4-4-0-0 while the Manchester Monarchs are currently sitting in last place at 2-5-0-1.

Around the Horns

Pascal Rheaume moves into first place in scoring on the squad with nine points (3g, 6a) thanks to his second-multi point game of the season (1g, 1a) on Saturday against Springfield.... G Dave Caruso picked up his first start of the season at home against Springfield making fourteen saves...Nicklas Bergfors scored a goal against Atlanta on Saturday in his season debut with the New Jersey Devils. He joins Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond and Matt Halischuk as three Lowell players that have recorded a point in their season debuts with New Jersey (NHL).

Coming Up

Lowell takes on the Philadelphia Phantoms for the first time this season on Wednesday at the Tsongas Arena. The Phantoms are currently tied for fourth place with the Binghamton Senators in the Eastern Division with a record of 5-5-0-0. The Devils went 0-2-2-0 versus the Phantoms last season. Philadelphia has not allowed a power play goal at home yet this season (23-for-23), but is 26-for-32 on the road (81.3%). The Phantoms come to Lowell on a four-game winning streak.

The Devils battle the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the second time this season on Friday. Lowell fell to the Penguins 5-0 on October 22 at the Tsongas Arena. The Penguins are currently ranked third in the Eastern Division with a record of 5-3-0-1. W-B/Scranton has gone 2-2-0-0 since their last meeting with the Devils. Penguins left wing Chris Minard currently has the most goals in the league with 10 and is tied for the longest active point-streak at eight games (10g, 6a).

On Saturday the Devils face off against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for the first time in 2008-09. The Tigers are currently ranked second in the Eastern Division with a record of 7-3-0-1. The Devils went 2-3-0-1 versus the Tigers last season. Center Mike Iggulden currently leads their team in scoring with 11 points (6g, 5a). Leaders for Lowell

Goals: Matt Halischuk (5)

Assists: Jon DiSalvatore, Nicklas Bergfors, Pascal Rheaume (6)

Points: Pascal Rheaume (9)

PIM: Brad Mills (42)

Plus/Minus: Nicklas Bergfors, Pascal Rheaume (+3)

Wins: Scott Clemmensen (4)

G.A.A: Scott Clemmensen (3.46)

Save %: Scott Clemmensen (.895)

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