March 02, 2008
HAMILTON 2 SYRACUSE 4
HAMILTON, ON – Kyle Chipchura had a goal and an assist but it wasn’t enough as the Hamilton Bulldogs dropped a 4-2 decision to the Syracuse Crunch on Sunday evening at Copps Coliseum. With the loss, the ‘Dogs record falls to 31-23-2-5 on the campaign.
Syracuse opened the scoring at 10:36 of the first period when Adam Pineault notched his 19th marker of the season. Clay Wilson and Joakim Lindstrom assisted on the 1-0 goal.
Hamilton tied the game 1-1 just 35 seconds into the middle stanza when Brett Engelhardt scored his first goal as a Bulldog and ninth of the campaign. Chipchura and Mathieu Carle drew the helpers on the play.
The Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead with a shorthanded goal by Chipchura at 17:03 of the second frame. Chipchura took a pass from Jonathan Ferland, manoeuvred past a Crunch defender and fired a shot into the back of the net for his sixth tally of the season.
With two goals in the first 4:45 of the third period, the Crunch took a 3-2 lead. Zenon Konopka scored his 16th goal of the campaign with a wrist shot from the high slot at 2:50 on the power play to tie the game 2-2. Lindstrom then notched his 23rd tally of the season just 1:55 later to give Syracuse a 3-2 advantage that they wouldn’t relinquish.
Trevor Frischmon added an empty-net marker with three seconds left in the game to give Syracuse a 4-2 victory. The goal, Frischmon’s third of the campaign, was unassisted.
Hamilton outshot Syracuse in every period and 40-to-25 overall in the game.
Yann Danis turned aside 21 of 24 shots in a losing effort for the Bulldogs, while Goehring stopped 38 of 40 shots in the win the Crunch.
Hamilton was 0-for-7 with the man advantage, while the Crunch converted on one of their five power-play opportunities.
CRUNCH @ BULLDOGS PHOTO GALLERY
The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action on Friday, March 7th at 7:30 p.m. when they take on the Manitoba Moose at Copps Coliseum. Tickets for all ‘Dogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666. For more information or to purchase season tickets call 905-529-8500, e-mail tickets@hamiltonbulldogs.com or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.
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Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
1. SYR – Adam Pineault-19 (Clay Wilson, Joakim Lindstrom) – 10:36
2nd Period:
2. HAM – Brett Engelhardt-9 (Kyle Chipchura, Mathieu Carle) – 0:35
3. HAM – Kyle Chipchura-6 (Jonathan Ferland) – 17:03
3rd Period:
4. SYR – Zenon Konopka-16 (Joakim Lindstrom, Clay Wilson) – 2:50 (pp)
5. SYR – Joakim Lindstrom-23 (Clay Wilson) – 4:45
6. SYR – Trevor Frischmon-3 (unassisted) – 19:57 (en)
Scoring:
Hamilton: 0-2-0--2
Syracuse: 1-0-3--4
Shots:
Hamilton: 13-13-14--40
Syracuse: 7-5-13--25
Goaltending:
Hamilton: Yann Danis (24 shots, 21 saves)
Syracuse: Karl Goehring (40 shots, 38 saves)
Power Play:
Hamilton: 0-for-7
Syracuse: 1-for-5
Attendance: 4,409
Three Stars:
1. SYR – Joakim Lindstrom (1g, 2a, 3pts, 2 shots)
2. HAM – Kyle Chipchura (1g, 1a, 2pts, +1, 6 shots)
3. SYR – Clay Wilson (0g, 3a, 3pts, +2, 1 shot)
Flamboro Downs Workhorse of the Game: Brett Engelhardt (1g, 0a, 1pt, +1, 3 shots)
