Potulny Ties Team Record In 7-4 Falcons Win
February 24, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
The Springfield Falcons beat the Worcester Sharks 7-4 on Sunday night at the DCU Center. Newly acquired forward Grant Potulny tied a Falcons franchise record for most goals in a single game scoring four goals and leading Springfield to victory. Potulny joins Jean-Guy Trudel and Daniel Briere as Falcons players to score four markers in a single game.
The Falcons opened the scoring at 4:58 of the first period when Marc Pouliot scored his 19th marker giving Springfield a 1-0 lead. Worcester tied the score at 1-1 when Devan Setoguchi tallied on the power play at 9:11 of the first period, but the Falcons regained their advantage just 10-seconds later when Potulny scored his first goal as a member of the Falcons.
"Grant adds a lot to our lineup, he is a very skilled player and he is a true professional," said Falcons head coach Kelly Buchberger. "The line of Potulny, O'Marra and Reddox seemed to find some chemistry tonight and they had a good night."
Potulny gave Springfield a 3-1 lead when he scored his second marker of the game at 6:54 of the second period on the power play. Potulny finished off the natural hat trick at 15:31 of the middle period extending Springfield's lead to 4-1. Mike Iggulden cut the Sharks deficit to 4-2 at 15:59 of the second period, but the Falcons took a 5-2 lead when Liam Reddox converted on a shorthanded breakaway with just 41-seconds remaining in the second period.
After Graham Mink pulled Worcester to within 5-3 at 4:23 of the third period, Potulny tallied his fourth marker of the game at 9:04 of the final frame giving Springfield a 6-3 lead. Colin McDonald and Dan Spang traded goals late in the third period capping off the scoring.
GAME NOTES
Liam Reddox finished with one goal and three assists.
Marc Pouliot ended the night with one goal and two assists.
It was Potulny's second four-goal game of his career.
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