FALCONS DOMINATE DEVILS 6-3
October 8, 2011 - The Springfield Falcons used six different goal scorers and a 27-save effort from goaltender Allen York to earn their first win of the 2011-12 season, a 6-3 triumph over the Albany Devils in Albany, NY. Aaron Bogosian, Nick Holden, Brent Regner, Nick Drazenovic, Cody Bass and Dane Byers all scored for the Falcons in the victory. The Falcons are now 1-1 on the young season.
"This was a good team victory tonight," said Falcons head coach Rob Riley. "We had everyone contribute tonight, all of our lines chipped in with the offense and Allen (York) was solid in goal. It feels good to get the win and bounce back from last night."
After falling behind 1-0 on a Darcy Zajac goal, the Falcons rallied for three unanswered goals in the first period to build a 3-1 advantage after 20 minutes.
With the Devils holding on to some early game momentum, Bogosian tied the score at 1-1 for Springfield with a beautiful slap shot from the left wing circle at 7:28 of the first period. With momentum back on the Falcons' side, Holden gave Springfield a 2-1 lead with a power play goal at 9:44, set up by Martin St. Pierre. The Falcons built a 3-1 lead when Regner tallied his first of the year at 16:55 of the opening session.
In the second period, the Falcons expanded their lead to 4-1 when Drazenovic scored his first goal of the year assisted by Byers and Adam Mair. Albany cut their deficit to 4-2 at 4:49 of the middle period when Matt Anderson tallied his first of the year, but the Falcons Bass converted on the power play at 9:02 of the second period to regain Springfield's three goal cushion.
Once again in the third period, Albany cut their deficit to two goals when Matthew Corrente recorded his first marker of the year, but Byers halted any Albany comeback thoughts when he knocked home a rebound late in the final frame.
GAME NOTES
The Falcons had 11 of their 18 skaters record at least a point in the game.
Nick Drazenovic led the way with one goal and two assists.
Ryan Garlock (2 assists), Dane Byers (1goal, 1 assist), Brent Regner (1 goal, 1 assist) and Cody Bass (1 goal, 1 assist) all had multi-point games.
Steven Delisle made his AHL debut.
Mike Thomas earned his first pro point with an assist.
Columbus assistant GM Chris MacFarland was in attendance.
Allen York, who played his college hockey at nearby R.P.I. had a large media gathering at his locker after the game.
The post-game movie on the bus was "Animal House."
Saturday's Lines
Alexandre Giroux - Martin St. Pierre - Wade MacLeod
Dane Byers - Nick Drazenovic - Cody Bass
Oliver Gabriel - Andrew Joudrey - Adam Mair
Aaron Bogosian - Ryan Garlock - Mike Thomas
Dane Byers - Nick Drazenovic - Cody Bass
Oliver Gabriel - Andrew Joudrey - Adam Mair
Aaron Bogosian - Ryan Garlock - Mike Thomas
Cody Goloubef - Nick Holden
John Moore - Dalton Prout
Brent Regner - Steven Delisle
Allen York
Paul Dainton
Not dressed: Ryan Russell, Anton Blomqvist, Tomas Kubalik
Paul Dainton
Not dressed: Ryan Russell, Anton Blomqvist, Tomas Kubalik
Springfield Falcons 6 at Albany Devils 3 - Status: Final
Saturday, October 8, 2011 - Times Union Center
Springfield 3 2 1 - 6
Albany 1 1 1 - 3
1st Period-1, Albany, Zajac 1 (Wiseman), 4:23. 2, Springfield, Bogosian 1 (Garlock), 7:28. 3, Springfield, Holden 1 (St. Pierre, Giroux), 9:44 (PP). 4, Springfield, Regner 1 (Thomas, Garlock), 16:55. Penalties-Zharkov Alb (hooking), 1:28; Corrente Alb (roughing), 8:19; Goloubef Spr (roughing), 11:37; Mair Spr (tripping), 19:05.
2nd Period-5, Springfield, Drazenovic 1 (Byers, Mair), 1:27. 6, Albany, Anderson 1 (Whitney), 4:49. 7, Springfield, Bass 2 (Regner, Drazenovic), 9:02 (PP). Penalties-Gionta Alb (hooking), 8:36; Sestito Alb (checking to the head), 16:06; Bogosian Spr (holding), 19:29.
3rd Period-8, Albany, Corrente 1 (Veilleux, Sestito), 9:31. 9, Springfield, Byers 1 (Drazenovic, Bass), 10:46. Penalties-Delisle Spr (holding), 5:22; Mair Spr (tripping), 6:40; Sestito Alb (interference), 12:06; Taormina Alb (goaltender interference), 14:43; Bass Spr (roughing), 15:21; Zajac Alb (slashing), 15:21.
Shots on Goal-Springfield 8-11-5-24. Albany 13-4-13-30.
Power Play Opportunities-Springfield 2 / 6; Albany 0 / 5.
Goalies-Springfield, York 1-0-0 (30 shots-27 saves). Albany, Frazee 0-1-0 (24 shots-18 saves).
A-4,286
Referees-Geno Binda (22).
Linesmen-Frank Murphy (29), Rich Patry (52).
Listed below is the Falcons current roster:
Goaltenders – Paul Dainton, Allen York (2)
Defensemen – Steven Delisle, Dalton Prout, Nick Holden, John Moore, Cody Goloubef, Brent Regner, Anton Blomqvist (7)
Forwards – Alexandre Giroux, Nick Drazenovic, Adam Mair, Ryan Garlock, Mike Thomas, Tomas Kubalik, Wade MacLeod, Oliver Gabriel, Andrew Joudrey, Cody Bass, Aaron Bogosian, Dane Byers, Martin St. Pierre, Ryan Russell (14)
Injured - Theo Ruth
