Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs earned one point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Lake Erie Monsters in their last game of 2011.
The Hamilton Bulldogs were first to get on the board after a scoreless first period. Ian Schultz threaded a slot pass to Philippe Lefebvre who beat Lake Erie Monsters goaltender Trevor Cann at 3:45 in the second period to snap a 20-game goalless streak. The period ended with the Bulldogs leading the Monsters 19-12 in shots.
At 4:09 in the third period, Patrick Bordeleau scored his first of the season by pushing a Zach Cohen rebound past ‘Dogs netminder Robert Mayer to tie the game at 1. Cohen earned his first goal of the season later in the period, making it 2-1 for the Monsters. Hamilton would even the score with only 38 seconds left in the third period when Olivier Fortier netted his sixth of the season, assisted by Andreas Engqvist and Aaron Palushaj.
The game would end in a shootout, with Engqvist scoring for the Bulldogs while Patrick Rissmiller and Tyson Barrie cemented the win for the Monsters. Hamilton recorded a total of 31 shots on goal to Lake Erie's 21.
The Bulldogs next take to the ice when they face the Syracuse Crunch at Copps Coliseum next Friday, January 6th, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Single game tickets for the 2011-2012 season (including the January 21st outdoor game) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 1-855-872-5000.
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Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
No scoring
2nd Period:
1. HAM - Philippe Lefebvre - 2 - (Mitch Wahl, Ian Schultz) - 3:45
3rd period:
2. LE - Patrick Bordeleau - 1 - (Zach Cohen, Mike Carman) - 4:09
3. LE - Zach Cohen - 1 - (Joel Chouinard) - 15:40
4. HAM - Olivier Fortier - 6 - (Andreas Engqvist, Aaron Palushaj) - 19:22
Overtime:
No scoring
Shootout:
HAM LE
Aaron Palushaj - No goal Hugh Jessiman - No goal
Mitch Wahl - No goal Ryan Stoa - No goal
Alexander Avtsin - No goal Patrick Rissmiller - Goal
Andreas Engqvist - Goal Tyson Barrie - Goal
Gabriel Dumont - No goal
Scoring:
Lake Erie: 0-0-2-0-1 - 3
Hamilton: 0-1-1-0-0 - 2
Shots:
Lake Erie: 5-7-5-4-1 - 22
Hamilton: 7-12-9-3-0 - 31
Goaltending:
Lake Erie: Trevor Cann (31 shots, 29 saves)
Hamilton: Robert Mayer (21 shots, 19 saves)
Power Play:
Lake Erie: 0-for-2
Hamilton: 0-for-3
Attendance: 3,404
Three Stars:
1. LE - Tyson Barrie (shootout winner, 2 shots, +1)
2. LE - Zach Cohen (1 goal, 1 assist)
3. HAM - Philippe Lefebvre (1 goal, 1 shot)
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