PK, Whitney Save the Day in 4-3 OT Win
March 27, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Albany Devils News Release
ALBANY, NY - The Albany Devils killed off a four-on-three penalty during the final 2:25 of overtime and Joe Whitney scored the game-winning goal out of the penalty box, giving the Devils a 4-3 win against the Norfolk Admirals. Whitney had been called for hooking at 3:35 to breakup a two-on-one opportunity in the defensive end. After serving his two minutes, the Devils winger took a pass from Rod Pelley and beat Jason LaBarbera farside with 21 seconds remaining in overtime.
The win Friday at Scope Arena pushes the Devils (30-25-5-6) winning streak to three games and moves them within five points of the Worcester Sharks, who currently occupy the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Whitney led all scorers with two goals and an assist. Raman Hrabarenka and Scott Timmins also scored. Between the pipes, Scott Wedgewood made 29 saves for his 11th victory of the season. He has helped the Devils registered points in four of his last five games, going 3-1-1-0.
Albany's winning streak was in jeopardy when Norfolk's Kevin Gagne scored with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game 3-3. The Devils had established their lead thanks to Whitney's first period goal at 4:11, Hrabarenka's second period tally at 19:59 and Timmins third period goal at 12:10.
The Admirals (23-35-6-3) other goals came from Dave Steckel at 14:05 of the first to make it 1-1 and Max Friberg's tally at 16:03 to make the score 3-2.
The Devils finished the game 1-7 on the power play and 6-6 on the penalty kill. Albany owned a 35-32 shot advantage.
Notables
Joe Whitney registered his first goal since Feb. 28. He netted his 19th and 20th goals of the season ... Raman Hrabarenka scored his eighth goal of the season, extending his point streak to three games (3g-1a) ... Scott Timmins netted his ninth goal; he has two goals and an assist in the last two games.
Next Up
The Devils and Admirals meet again Saturday at 7:15 pm. The contest at Scope Arena can be streamed online or on mobile devices at ahllive.com.
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