Phantoms can't catch Bears
February 6, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Adirondack Phantoms News Release
PHILADELPHIA - The Phantoms fought back from a 3-0 first-period deficit to pull within a goal twice, but they couldn't catch the Hershey Bears in an eventual 5-3 setback at the Wachovia Spectrum on Friday night.
Hershey had its three-goal lead before the game was 10 minutes old. Andrew Gordon scored just 1:20 into the contest, followed by rapid-fire goals from Kyle Wilson and Graham Mink about two minutes apart at 7:46 and 9:44, respectively.
But just about 40 seconds after Mink's goal, Andreas Nodl got deep into the Hershey zone and fed a pass to Jonathan Matsumoto, who roofed a backhander past Daren Machesney to put the Phantoms on the board and trigger a torrent of teddy bears from the Spectrum seats on the building's final Teddy Bear Toss night.
The Phantoms then crawled within a goal just 52 seconds into the second period when Nodl fired home a centering pass from Patrick Maroon that originated in the left corner. But Tyler Sloan put Hershey back up by a pair less than three minutes later with a short-side roofer that made it a 4-2 game.
Philadelphia continued to fight back and pulled within a goal once again with a power play tally late in the second period. A puck hopped out in front of the net to David Laliberte, who fired it into a mostly-open Hershey net, making it a 4-3 game at the intermission. But as the Phantoms tried to mount a late charge, Andrew Gordon put the game away with a shot from the slot with 1:27 to play.
J.S. Aubin saw his first action in over a month and made 30 saves on 35 Hershey chances, while Machesney took the win by turning aside 13 of Philadelphia's 16 shots.
The Phantoms return to action on Sunday at 5:05 against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Wachovia Spectrum. It's Photo Night at the Spectrum - all fans can bring their cameras and get their pictures taken with their favorite Phantoms after the game.
Comcast-Spectacor and the Phantoms are now offering an amazing $10 adult ticket price for all remaining home games for the Phantoms final season at the Wachovia Spectrum, while all tickets for kids 14 and under are now $5. Tickets are available at the Wachovia Complex box office, online at Phantomshockey.com, or via ComcastTIX at 1-800-298-4200.
For more information on Phantoms tickets and packages, please call 215-465-4522 during normal business hours. More information is also available at the Phantoms website, Phantomshockey.com
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