FALCONS RALLY TWICE IN THIRD PERIOD

 

 
 
September 30, 2011 - The Springfield Falcons rallied twice from one-goal deficits in the third period on Friday night in a hard-fought 3-2 overtime loss against the Providence Bruins at the New England Sports Complex in Marlborough, MA.  The night once again featured players battling for spots on the regular season roster and the evaluation continues on Saturday when the Falcons host the same Bruins at the MassMutual Center starting at 7 pm. 
 
"We will continue to evaluate the guys in camp and that will continue Saturday," said Falcons head coach Rob Riley.  "You obviously want to win, but we are getting a good chance to see guys that we will need to call-up during the year, we are expecting more players from Columbus this weekend and after tomorrow's game, it's just that time of year in the league."
 
Trailing 1-0 entering the third period, the Falcons evened the score at 1-1 just 27-seconds into the final frame when Denny Kearney knocked home a Wade MacLeod rebound.  Providence would regain their advantage at 2-1 when Zach Hamill scored just 48-seconds after Kearney had tied the score giving the Bruins momentum once again. 
 
The Falcons battled back again and found the equalizer at 9:12 of the final frame when Andrew Joudrey tallied his first marker of the exhibition schedule set up by MacLeod's second assist of the game.
 
In the overtime, Hamill won a faceoff directly to Everett Sheen, who quickly wristed a shot past Falcons goaltender Paul Dainton.
 
Dainton was solid in his Falcons' preseason debut playing the full contest and stopping 31 of 34 shots on goal.
 
"Paul was good for us tonight," said Riley.  "He's had a very good training camp this month, he played well in Traverse City, he played well up in Columbus and he looked good again tonight."
 

FALCONS LINEUP

Denny Kearney - Andrew Joudrey - Wade MacLeod
Oliver Gabriel - Adam Pineault - Matt Lombardi
Tom Mele - Phil Ginand - Obi Aduba
  Aaron Bogosian - Mike Thomas

Anton Blomqvist - Steven Delisle
Wade Poplawski - Joe Grimaldi
Dalton Prout - Brent Regner

Paul Dainton
Allen York

Not dressed - Tristin Llewellyn, Dane Byers, Cody Goloubef, Cody Bass, Nick Drazenovic, Ryan Palmer, Chaz Johnson


Springfield Falcons 2 at Providence Bruins 3 (OT) - Status: Final OT
Friday, September 30, 2011 - New England Sports Center

Springfield 0 0 2 0 - 2
Providence 1 0 1 1 - 3

1st Period-1, Providence, Ridderwall 1 (Whitfield), 15:44 (SH). Penalties-Cantin Pro (cross-checking), 3:36; Gabriel Spr (high-sticking), 7:05; Ginand Spr (high-sticking), 13:19; Hamill Pro (elbowing), 15:34.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-MacLeod Spr (slashing), 8:15; Cantin Pro (holding), 11:45; Hamill Pro (holding), 12:29.

3rd Period-2, Springfield, Kearney 1 (MacLeod), 0:27. 3, Providence, Hamill 1   1:15. 4, Springfield, Joudrey 1 (MacLeod), 9:12. Penalties-Degon Pro (boarding), 2:03; Prout Spr (cross-checking), 5:14; Pineault Spr (high-sticking), 8:41; Grimaldi Spr (roughing), 14:47; Whitfield Pro (goaltender interference), 15:12.

OT Period-5, Providence, Sheen 1 (Hamill), 2:23. Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal-Springfield 12-8-7-1-28. Providence 11-12-10-1-34.
Power Play Opportunities-Springfield 0 / 6; Providence 0 / 6.
Goalies-Springfield, Dainton 0-0-0 (34 shots-31 saves). Providence, Huchinson 0-0-0 (14 shots-14 saves); Demichiel 0-0-1 (14 shots-12 saves).
A-0
Referees-Terry Koharski (10).
Linesmen-Bob Paquette (18), Bob Bernard (4).

FALCONS TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

Forwards – Dane Byers, Cody Bass, Nick Drazenovic, Andrew Joudrey, Tom Mele, Matt Lombardi, Mike Thomas, Wade MacLeod, Phil Ginand, Aaron Bogosian, Denny Kearney, Obi Aduba, Chaz Johnson, Adam Pineault, Oliver Gabriel

Defense – Cody Goloubef, Steven Delisle, Dalton Prout, Joe Grimaldi, Tristin Llewellyn, Ryan Palmer, Brent Regner, Anton Blomqvist, Wade Poplawski

Goaltenders – Allen York, Paul Dainton

FALCONS TRAINING CAMP ICE SCHEDULE:

Saturday, October 1        Ice Time – 10:00 am @ MassMutual Center
                Preseason Game @ MassMutual Center Vs. Providence – 7:00 pm

Single game tickets for both the 2011-12 preseason and regular season are on sale at the MassMutual Center Box Office and online at ticketmaster.com.

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