| GLENS FALLS, NY – Cedrick Desjardins stopped
all 26 shots he faced for his AHL-leading fifth
shutout as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the Adirondack
Phantoms 4-0 Friday night at the Glens Falls Civic
Center.
Greg Stewart scored on the first shot of the game,
sliding the puck through the legs of John Grahame
48 seconds into the first period. Adirondack out-shot
Hamilton 14-8 in the frame, but conceded again in
the final minute. Brock Trotter scored a shorthanded
goal at 19:47, taking a nice pass from David Desharnais
and pushing the puck into the open goal on a two-on-one
rush.
After a scoreless second period, the Phantoms pushed
to tie the game, but could not solve Desjardins
in goal. Desharnais made it 3-1 at 14:09 for his
tenth goal of the year and 21 seconds later Ben
Maxwell’s centering pass hit the skate of
a Phantoms’ defensemen and went into the net
at 14:30.
Cedrick Desjardin made 26 saves for his fifth shutout
and his ninth win of the season as Hamilton improved
to 17-7-2-3 on the year. John Grahame finished with
19 saves on 23 shots in his Phantoms debut, but
the team dropped to 12-13-2-0. Adirondack out-shot
the Bulldogs 26-23 in the game and went 0-for-7
on the power play; Hamilton was 0-for-5 with the
man-advantage.
Adirondack hits the road for a Saturday, December
19th 7:05 pm face off against the Worcester Sharks
at the DCU Center. The Phantoms next home game is
a Time Warner Cable Cup Series against the Albany
River Rats on Thursday, December 31st at 3:00 pm
in Glens Falls.
In the spirit of the holiday shopping season the
Phantoms are offering special free domestic ground
shipping on all orders made at the Phantoms Online
Team Shop. This special free shipping offer will
expire on Sunday, December 20th, so get your Adirondack
Phantoms Merchandise today. The Phantoms Online
Store can be found at http://shopphantomshockey.com.
FINAL BOX SCORE
Hamilton Bulldogs 4 At Adirondack Phantoms 0 -
Status: Final
Dec 18, 2009 - Glens Falls Civic Center
Hamilton 2 0 2 - 4
Adirondack 0 0 0 - 0
1st Period-1, Hamilton, Stewart 1 (Wyman), 0:48.
2, Hamilton, Trotter 9 (Desharnais), 19:47 (sh).
Penalties-Neilson Ham (fighting), 0:04; Klotz Adk
(fighting), 0:04; Marshall Adk (slashing), 5:56;
Henry Ham (cross-checking), 10:02; St. Denis Ham
(holding), 10:37; White Ham (holding), 18:15.
2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Ward Adk (holding),
1:14; Kolanos Adk (double minor - high-sticking),
4:13; Henry Ham (interference), 10:40; Glumac Ham
(hooking), 16:38; Pouliot Ham (elbowing), 19:24.
3rd Period-3, Hamilton, Desharnais 10 (Trotter,
Glumac), 14:09. 4, Hamilton, Maxwell 5 14:30. Penalties-Glumac
Ham (tripping), 6:39; Marshall Adk (holding), 9:34.
Shots on Goal-Hamilton 8-7-8-23. Adirondack 14-3-9-26.
Power Play Opportunities-Hamilton 0 of 5; Adirondack
0 of 7.
Goalies-Hamilton, Desjardins 9-4-1 (26 shots-26
saves). Adirondack, Grahame 0-1-0 (23 shots-19 saves).
A-3,508
Referees-Geno Binda (22).
Linesmen-Mike Emanatian (69), Steeve Lemay (64).
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