Monsters comeback falls short against Penguins, 4-3
Published on April 1, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
Wilkes-Barre, Penn. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (46-17-5-5) scored three goals in the first period and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Lowell Lock Monsters (27-25-5-7) at the Wachovia Center on Saturday.
The Penguins jumped out to a 3-0 lead less than nine minutes into the game. Petr Taticek and Krys Kolanos scored power play goals and Maxime Talbot scored on a shorthanded breakaway to give the home team the cushion. The former Monster Kolanos has seven goals in 11 games with Wilkes-Barre since being assigned by Pittsburgh. Despite the deficit, Lowell outshot Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 7-5 in the first stanza.
In the second, Lowell used a pair of tallies in the span of less than a minute to change the game around. Ryan Steeves scored for the second straight game, on the man advantage at 7:56. Just 29 seconds later, Kevin Estrada notched his fourth of the season to cut the deficit to just one. Blue Bennefield assisted on both Lowell goals. Wilkes-Barre stormed back, however, and regained the multiple-goal lead with a power play goal by Matt Hussey at 10:49. Lowell trailed 4-2 after 40 minutes.
The third period was back and forth, with neither team getting very many scoring opportunities. But the power play again proved to be a difference-maker, with the clubs combining for eight power plays. Lowell went on a five-minute major power play late in the period after Hussey took a high sticking penalty. Johnny Boychuk's blast on the advantage at 14:07 beat G Dany Sabourin to make it 4-3 and give the Monsters hope. Lowell pulled Weiman for the extra attacker with just over a minute remaining, but the Penguins staved off the attack and held on for the win.
After a pair of road games next weekend, the Monsters return home to host the Portland Pirates on Wednesday, April 12th at 7:05 p.m.
All games home and away can be heard live on 980 WCAP, and viewed through B2 Networks, the official broadband provider of the AHL, with the "Voice of the Lock Monsters" Ryan Johnston. Log on to www.lockmonsters.com to watch or listen online.
Individual tickets start at $10 and are on sale now at the Tsongas Arena box office, which is open from 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Flex Packs and group outings are on sale now; contact the Lock Monsters ticket office at (978) 458-PUCK (7825) for more information.
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