Abbotsford, British Columbia – The Abbotsford Heat defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 4-3 in a shootout at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre on Friday night. Krys Kolanos scored a goal and added one in the shootout while Dustin Sylvester recorded a goal and an assist for Abbotsford.
The Heat opened the scoring at 2:59 of the first period on a power play goal by Kolanos. Guillaume Desbiens dropped the puck to Ben Walter who passed the puck to Kolanos in front of the net. The point-blank shot by Kolanos bounced off the pad of Hamilton Bulldogs starting goaltender Nathan Lawson and dribbled into the back of the net.
The Bulldogs tied the score at 7:19 of the opening frame on a goal by Gabriel Dumont. Joonas Nattinen gained the offensive zone and fed a behind-the-back pass to Dumont who made a move in front of the net before firing the puck past Abbotsford Heat starting goaltender Danny Taylor.
The ‘Dogs took the lead at 0:49 of the second stanza on a goal by Dany Masse. Frederic St-Denis wired a shot from the point which was stopped by Taylor. The rebound came out to Masse who swooped in and picked up the loose puck and buried it into the back of the net.
Hamilton extended the lead at 1:30 of the third period on a 5-on-3 power play tally by Garrett Stafford. After receiving the puck from St-Denis at the point, Stafford rifled a shot over the glove of Taylor and in the top corner of the net.
Abbotsford narrowed the deficit to one on a power play marker by Sylvester at 10:30 of the third frame. After taking a pass from Paul Byron, Sylvester whipped a one-time shot which beat Lawson through the legs. The Heat tied the score at 13:17 of the third stanza on a goal by Clay Wilson. After the puck hit off the post and lay loose in the crease, Wilson dashed in from the point and flipped the puck over Lawson.
Abbotsford edged Hamilton in the shootout 2-1 to win the game 4-3. Ben Walter and Kolanos scored for the Heat while Mitch Wahl notched the lone shootout goal for the ‘Dogs.
The Bulldogs will face the Heat once again on Sunday, December 18th at 4:00 p.m. EST. All Hamilton Bulldogs games can be heard live on AM 820 CHAM or on www.hamiltonbulldogs.com, or seen live on www.ahllive.com beginning with the Pioneer Pre-Game Show 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
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Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
1. ABB – Krys Kolanos – 13 – (Ben Walter, Guillaume Desbiens) 2:59 (PP)
2. HAM – Gabriel Dumont – 3 – (Joonas Nattinen, Mark Mitera) – 7:19
2nd Period:
3. HAM – Dany Masse – 6 – (Frederic St-Denis) – 0:49
3rd period:
4. HAM – Garrett Stafford – 4 – (Frederic St-Denis, Olivier Fortier) – 1:30 (PP)
5. ABB – Dustin Sylvester – 7 – (Paul Byron) – 10:30 (PP)
6. ABB – Clay Wilson – 5 – (Dustin Sylvester, Jon Rheault) – 13:17
Overtime:
No Scoring
Shootout:
Hamilton: Abbotsford:
Mitch Wahl Goal Greg Nemisz No Goal
Aaron Palushaj No Goal Ben Walter Goal
Gabriel Dumont No Goal Krys Kolanos Goal
Frederic St-Denis No Goal Paul Byron No Goal
Philip DeSimone No Goal
Scoring:
Abbotsford: 1-0-2-0-1—4
Hamilton: 1-1-1-0-0—3
Shots:
Abbotsford: 9-13-13-2-1—38
Hamilton: 7-9-12-2-0—30
Goaltending:
Abbotsford: Danny Taylor (30 shots, 27 saves)
Hamilton: Nathan Lawson (37 shots, 34 saves)
Power Play:
Abbotsford: 2-for-5
Hamilton: 1-for-6
Attendance: 3,274
Three Stars:
1. ABB- Clay Wilson (1 goal, +1, 8 shots)
2. HAM- Dany Masse (1 goal, +2, 3 shots)
3. HAM- Gabriel Dumont (1 goal, +2, 6 shots)
Flamboro Downs Workhorse of the Game: Frederic St-Denis
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'Dogs News
December 17, 2011
