Cleveland, Ohio – The Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 5-1 at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday night. Brad Malone scored a goal including the game-winner and added an assist while Hugh Jessiman registered a goal and an assist.
The Monsters opened the scoring on a goal by Justin Mercier at 1:40 of the first period. Mercier picked up a loose puck in slot and proceeded to take a shot which was blocked. The rebound came back to Mercier who put the puck through the legs of Hamilton Bulldogs starting goaltender Robert Mayer.
The Bulldogs tied the score at 10:09 of the opening frame on a power play goal by Louis Leblanc. After a series of cross-ice passes, Joe Callahan fed the puck to Louis Leblanc who wired a shot past Lake Erie Monsters starting goaltender Cedrick Desjardins.
Lake Erie took the lead at 19:59 of the first period on a goal by Brad Malone. As the puck was bouncing around the crease after an initial shot, Malone came in and knocked it in the net by Mayer.
The Monsters increased their lead at 9:50 of the second stanza on a five-on-three tally by Evan Brophey. Tyson Barrie took a shot which was stopped by the pad of Mayer and the rebound came out to Brophey who slid the puck in the back of the net. Lake Erie added another marker at 17:13 of the middle frame on a five-on-three goal by Cameron Gaunce. After receiving a pass from Malone, Jake Newton took a slap shot from the point which was tipped in front of the net by Gaunce past Mayer.
The Monsters added another goal at 13:31 of the third period on a goal by Hugh Jessiman. After a Hamilton defender gave away the puck, Jessiman snapped the puck past Mayer.
The Bulldogs will finish their three-game road trip when they battle the Rochester Americans on Saturday, November 26th at 7:35 p.m. 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. LE – Justin Mercier – 3 – (Eric Hunter, Hugh Jessiman) – 1:40
2. HAM – Louis Leblanc – 4 – (Joe Callahan, Alexander Avtsin) – 10:00 (PP)
3. LE – Brad Malone – 3 – (Joel Chouinard, Ryan Stoa) – 19:59
2nd Period:
4. LE – Evan Brophey – 6 – (Tyson Barrie, David van der Gulik) – 9:50 (PP)
5. LE – Cameron Gaunce – 2 – (Jake Newton, Brad Malone) – 17:13 (PP)
3rd period:
6. LE – Hugh Jessiman – 6 – (Brad Malone) – 13:31
Scoring:
Lake Erie: 2-2-1—5
Hamilton: 1-0-0—1
Shots:
Lake Erie: 11-17-19—47
Hamilton: 9-2-11—22
Goaltending:
Lake Erie: Cedrick Desjardins (22 shots, 21 saves)
Hamilton: Robert Mayer (47 shots, 42 saves)
Power Play:
Lake Erie: 2-for-8
Hamilton: 1-for-8
Attendance: 8,339
Three Stars:
1. LE- Brad Malone (1 goal, 2 assists +2, 2 shots)
2. LE- Hugh Jessiman (1 goal, 1 assist, +2, 3 shots)
3. LE- David van der Gulik (1 assist, 5 shots)
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