St. John's Shut out 4-0
Published on December 14, 2014 under American Hockey League (AHL)
St. John's IceCaps News Release
Troy Bodie scored the game-winner early in the second period and Antoine Bibeau stopped all 21 shots he faced as the St. John's IceCaps were blanked 4-0 by the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
IceCaps netminder Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves in the setback.
After a scoreless first period, the Marlies found the back of the net 43 seconds into the middle stanza. Bodie located the puck behind the IceCaps cage and sent it toward the front where it hit Hellebuyck on the back of the leg and slipped passed the goal line.
Toronto pushed the lead to two later in the period as Tyler Biggs cut in on a breakaway and beat Hellebuyck high on the glove side with 7:47 left. Byron Froese added an insurance marker in the third period as he redirected a Stuart Percy clapper on the power play at 6:46. Spencer Abbott added an empty-net power play goal with 2:02 remaining to complete the scoring.
St. John's has a couple of days off before hitting the ice at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton for a pair of games against the Bulldogs on Wednesday, Dec. 17 and Friday, Dec. 19. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Catch all the action with broadcaster Brian Rogers at www.stjohnsicecaps.com and 930 AM This is Newfoundland Labrador, or watch online at www.ahllive.com. Pregame show begins a half hour before puck drop.
Notes: Not dressed: Keaton Ellerby, Brandon MacLean, Patrick Holland, Nicolas Blanchard, Will O'Neill, Blair Riley... St. John's went 0-for-6 with the man advantage and 3-for-5 on the penalty kill... The IceCaps were outshot 24-21. They have now been outshot in six consecutive contests... Molson Canadian Three Stars: 1. Antoine Bibeau 2. Tyler Biggs 3. Stuart Percy ... Mary Brown's Hardest Working Player: Nicolas Blanchard.
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