The Cats fell behind in the first period after goals from Philadelphia's Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne (PP) and despite outshooting the Flyers 15-12 in the opening frame, Florida trailed 2-0 after one. But after the Flyers got in to penalty trouble in the second and found themselves shorthanded four times in nine minutes, the Panthers managed to break through and scored twice to tie things up. Like the first period, Florida outshot Philadelphia, but unlike in the first, the deficit was much more lopsided: 13-3 for the Panthers.
There were plenty of chances at both ends all game and in the third, but this game was destined to go to a shootout, and ultimately, the two points went to Philadelphia.
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Up north, Rochester picked up a win for themselves and, it would seem, have good news on the injury front: Caruso's leg injury isn't as serious as initially feared, Meyer probably won't miss too much time and Neil Clark's hand isn't broken, so he played tonight.
But Clark was hardly the headline for Rochester this evening.
The Amerks have shown quite a bit of resiliency of late, and you need look no further than tonight's game to see it: Manchester scored first and took a 2-1 lead in to the first intermission before scoring less than a minute in to the second period. The momentum was all theirs, but Mike Brodeur would hold the Monarchs to three goals and allowed the offense to fight their way back in to the game.
In the first, Rochester's goal came from Janis Sprukts, and Sprukts would score his second of the game late in the second period to draw the Amerks to within one. The score held at 3-2 Manchester through the first half of the third until Sprukts scored his third of the game. After that, Shawn Matthias scored a critical goal and with the assists from Duco and Ellerby, the Amerks took a 4-3 lead with a little over six minutes to play.
Kenndal McArdle scored on the empty net and sealed the deal for Rochester, who won 5-3.
Mike Brodeur stopped 33 of 36, and defenseman Jason Garrison had four more assists tonight. Garrison was pointless in Rochester's 4-1 loss to Binghamton on Wednesday, but he scored a goal and had three assists on Sunday. His eight points in the last three games have vaulted him to ninth in the AHL for assists from a defenseman.
But Clark was hardly the headline for Rochester this evening.
The Amerks have shown quite a bit of resiliency of late, and you need look no further than tonight's game to see it: Manchester scored first and took a 2-1 lead in to the first intermission before scoring less than a minute in to the second period. The momentum was all theirs, but Mike Brodeur would hold the Monarchs to three goals and allowed the offense to fight their way back in to the game.
In the first, Rochester's goal came from Janis Sprukts, and Sprukts would score his second of the game late in the second period to draw the Amerks to within one. The score held at 3-2 Manchester through the first half of the third until Sprukts scored his third of the game. After that, Shawn Matthias scored a critical goal and with the assists from Duco and Ellerby, the Amerks took a 4-3 lead with a little over six minutes to play.
Kenndal McArdle scored on the empty net and sealed the deal for Rochester, who won 5-3.
Mike Brodeur stopped 33 of 36, and defenseman Jason Garrison had four more assists tonight. Garrison was pointless in Rochester's 4-1 loss to Binghamton on Wednesday, but he scored a goal and had three assists on Sunday. His eight points in the last three games have vaulted him to ninth in the AHL for assists from a defenseman.
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