Weiman Shutouts Flames 3-0

Published on January 14, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release


The Flames kicked off the season's longest road trip on Wednesday night with a 3-0 loss to the Lake Erie Monsters. Netminder Tyler Weiman stopped 32 Flames shots to earn his second consecutive shutout in the Monsters win. The contest marked just the second time this season that the Flames have been shutout.

The Flames trailed 1-0 after one period despite outshooting the Monsters 12-4. Lake Erie's Nathan Smith netted his fifth goal of the year at 2:36 of the first frame when he re-directed a centering feed from Chris Mueller off a Flame and into the Quad City net. The rest of the period belonged to Monsters netminder Tyler Weiman, who made 12 saves in the opening frame including a magnificent stop on Carsen Germyn just before the mid-way point of the period.

Smith netted his second goal of the night early in the second period when he scored on the power play. After his centering pass lay unclaimed in the Flames crease, Smith skated to the blue paint and jammed home his own pass for his sixth goal of the season. Nigel Williams extended the Lake Erie lead to 3-0 at 9:49 of the second period when he sent a blast into the Quad City net from the left wing wall following a drop pass by Justin Bowers. The Monsters held the 3-0 edge through the end of the contest.

The Flames continue a nine-game road trip on Friday night in Des Moines vs. the Iowa Chops. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Fans can watch the game live for just $6.00 at ahllive.com. The contest can also be heard live on 93.9 FM WYEC beginning at 6:40 p.m. with the Hayman's Ace Hardware Pre-Game Show.

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