Lowell Splits A Pair At Home
Published on October 13, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
The Lowell Devils picked up their first win of the 2009-10 season in splitting a pair of home games last weekend at the Tsongas Arena. On Saturday, the Devils could not complete a third-period rally in their home opener versus the Worcester Sharks, losing 5-4. Lowell rebounded nicely the next day with a 4-0 shutout of the Portland Pirates. Two road games lie on the horizon for the Devils, Friday at Providence and Saturday at Worcester.
Rewind:
Saturday, DEVILS 4 vs. Sharks 5
Stephen Gionta and Matt Taormina each scored two goals for the Devils, but Worcester used a 3-for-7 effort on the power play to pull away and hold on for the 5-4 win. Tied, 1-1, Brandon Mashinter tallied a pair of goals on the man-advantage to put Worcester up two heading into the third period. In the final frame, Lowell was able to get the puck past Tyson Sexsmith three times, but could not notch the equalizer before time expired. Gerald Coleman made 28 saves on 32 shots in the loss.
Sunday, DEVILS 4 vs. Pirates 0
Mike McKenna made 38 saves in his Lowell Devils debut to blank the Portland Pirates, 4-0. Nathan Perkovich's first regular season professional goal gave Lowell a 1-0 lead at 11:45 of the first and proved to be the game winner. Brad Snetsinger and Vladimir Zharkov scored 1:12 apart in the second period, while Tim Sestito added another goal later in the period. Perkovich, Snetsinger and Zharkov each registered a goal and an assist, while Patrick Davis had two helpers.
Around the Horns
Eight players have already recorded multi-point games for the Devils this season...Sixteen of the 19 skaters that have appeared in Devils games this season have recorded a point...McKenna was the second goalie to record a shutout in his Devils debut. Scott Clemmensen made 35 saves to blank Worcester on Feb. 21, 2007...Matt Taormina is tied for the AHL rookie lead with five points (2g-3a).
Coming Up
The Devils are back on the road this weekend, beginning with a match-up on Friday night versus the Providence Bruins. This is the first meeting of the year between the Devils and Bruins. Providence has won three straight versus Lowell going back to the 2008-09 season. Andy Wozniewski is tied for first among defensemen with seven points (1g-6a-7pts), while he leads blueliners in assists (6) and power play assists (4).
Lowell faces the Worcester Sharks in their home opener on Saturday at the DCU Center. The Sharks are 2-0-0-1 on the season after their win over the Devils on Saturday. Defenseman Derek Joslin recorded four assists in the contest. Worcester has registered the first goal in all three of its games thus far. The Sharks lead the AHL with a 31.3% success rate on the man-advantage (5-for-16).
Upcoming Promotions/In the Community
- Saturday, October 17
o Devil Dawg will be at St. Margaret's School in Lowell, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, for their Touch-A-Truck event.
o The Devils' mascot will then travel to Wakefield, MA to participate in the Walk to Defeat ALS. Devil Dawg will be at the walk from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM.
o The Lowell Devils Ice Crew, presented by Molson, will make an appearance at Pepperell Public Safety Day from 11:00 AM -12:30 PM.
- Sunday, October 18
o Devil Dawg will be visiting Pizza Palace in Lowell from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM.
o Devil Dawg will be taking part in the Light the Night Walk in Wakefield from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM.
- Sunday, October 25 - Devils vs. Springfield Falcons
o Team autograph session presented by
Fidelity Investments.
o Free post-game skate.
Leaders for Lowell
- Goals: Stephen Gionta, Tim Sestito, Matt Taormina (2)
- Assists: Matt Taormina (3)
- Points: Matt Taormina (5)
- PIM: Rob Davison (18)
- Plus/Minus: Tim Sestito, Matt Taormina (+4)
- Wins: Mike McKenna (1)
- G.A.A.: Mike McKenna (0.00)
- Save %: Mike McKenna (1.000)
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