Hamilton Bulldogs

Chicago, IL – The Hamilton Bulldogs were defeated by the Chicago Wolves 2-1 in a shootout on Saturday night. Edward Pasquale stopped three of five Hamilton shooters in the shootout while three Chicago skaters scored to win the game for the Wolves.  

The Bulldogs opened the game’s scoring at 8:36 of the first period. Ryan Russell received the puck from Kyle Klubertanz before sending the puck to J.T. Wyman. Wyman banked the puck off the back of Chicago starting goaltender Edward Pasquale and into the back of the net.

Following a scoreless second stanza, the Wolves tied the game 1-1 at 6:15 of the final frame. Riley Holzapfel sent the puck to Mark Matheson, who skated into the ‘Dogs zone. Matheson snapped a shot that beat Hamilton starting goaltender Drew MacIntyre over the right shoulder.

Neither team could score in the overtime period, sending the game to a shootout. Michael Davies, Ryan Garbutt and Sergio Somma beat MacIntyre while only Mathieu Carle and Dustin Boyd scored for Hamilton as Pasquale stopped three of five shooters to win the game.     

The Bulldogs will finish their road trip tomorrow for a 5:05 p.m. game against the Rivermen in Peoria. All regular season Hamilton Bulldogs broadcasts on AM 820 CHAM will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.com or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information on ‘Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 ext. 179 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.

Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
1. HAM – J.T. Wyman – 16 (Ryan Russell, Kyle Klubertanz) – 8:36

2nd Period:
No Scoring

3rd Period:
2. CHI – Mark Matheson – 8 (Riley Holzapfel, Edward Pasquale) – 6:15

Overtime:
No Scoring

Shootout:
HAM – Mathieu Carle – Goal                    CHI – Jason Krog – No Goal
HAM – Aaron Palushaj – No Goal CHI – Michael Davies – Goal
HAM – Nigel Dawes – No Goal                CHI – Ryan Garbutt – Goal
HAM – Ryan Russell – No Goal                CHI – Angelo Esposito – No Goal
HAM – Dustin Boyd – Goal                      CHI – Sergio Somma - Goal

Scoring:
Chicago: 0-0-1-0-1—2
Hamilton: 1-0-0-0-0—1

Shots:
Chicago: 8-8-11-1-1—29
Hamilton: 8-10-10-4-0—32

Goaltending:
Chicago: Edward Pasquale (32 shots, 31 saves)
Hamilton: Drew MacIntyre (28 shots, 27 saves)

Power Play:
Chicago: 0-for-3
Hamilton: 0-for-1

Attendance: 9,116

Three Stars:
1. CHI – Mark Matheson (1 goal, +1, 2 shots)
2. HAM – Drew MacIntyre (28 shots, 27 saves)
3. CHI – Edward Pasquale (32 shots, 31 saves)

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