February 06, 2008
HAMILTON 2 LAKE ERIE 1 (OT)
HAMILTON, ON – Jaroslav Halak turned aside 31 of 32 shots and Corey Locke scored at 4:27 of overtime to lift the Hamilton Bulldogs to a 2-1 win over the Lake Erie Monsters on Wednesday night at Copps Coliseum. With the win, the ‘Dogs record improves to 22-19-1-5.
Lake Erie opened the scoring just 54 seconds into the first period when Philippe Dupuis notched his 11th goal of the season. Eric Healey and Dale Purinton earned assists on the play.
Eric Manlow ended Hamilton’s franchise-long home goalless drought (Jan. 23 - Feb. 6) at 151:55 with his seventh tally of the campaign at 11:08 of the opening frame. The Bulldogs’ previous span without a goal at home was 138:55 from November 12th to 26th during the 2004-2005 season. Mathieu Carle and Matt D’Agostini earned assists on the 1-1 marker.
There was no scoring in the second or third periods and the game went to overtime.
With 33 seconds left in the extra frame, Marvin Degon fed Corey Locke who fired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Monsters’ netminder Mike Wall to propel Hamilton to the 2-1 win. The goal, Locke’s 18th of the season and team-leading fourth game-winner of the campaign, was also assisted by Daniel Corso.
Between the pipes, Hamilton goaltender Jaroslav Halak picked up his 10th win of the season while his counterpart Mike Wall made 32 saves on 34 shots in a losing effort for Lake Erie.
The Bulldogs were 0-for-2 with the man advantage while the Monsters went 0-for-3 on the power play.
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The defending Calder Cup Champion Hamilton Bulldogs return to action on Friday, February 8th at 7:30 p.m. when they host the San Antonio Rampage 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. LEM – Philippe Dupuis-11 (Eric Healey, Dale Purinton) – 0:54
2. HAM – Eric Manlow-7 (Mathieu Carle, Matt D’Agostini) – 11:08
2nd Period:
(no scoring)
3rd Period:
(no scoring)
Overtime:
3. HAM – Corey Locke-18 (Marvin Degon, Daniel Corso) – 4:27
Scoring:
Hamilton: 1-0-0-1--2
Lake Erie: 1-0-0-0--1
Shots:
Hamilton: 11-9-11-3--34
Lake Erie: 10-2-17-3--32
Goaltending:
Hamilton: Jaroslav Halak (32 shots, 31 saves)
Lake Erie: Mike Wall (34 shots, 32 saves)
Power Play:
Hamilton: 0-for-2
Lake Erie: 0-for-3
Attendance: 2,561
Three Stars:
1. HAM – Jaroslav Halak (32 shots, 31 saves)
2. LEM – Mike Wall (34 shots, 32 saves)
3. HAM – Corey Locke (1g, 0a, 1pt, 4 shots)
Flamboro Downs Workhorse of the Game: Mathieu Carle (0g, 1a, 1pt, +1, 3 shots)
