Falcons Down Bruins, 5-4
November 23, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Springfield Falcons News Release
Providence, R.I. - The Springfield Falcons completed their second consecutive weekend sweep as they downed the Providence Bruins, 5-4, this afternoon at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.
Austin Madaisky notched two goals for the second night, while Captain Ryan Craig tallied three assists and Sean Collins picked up a goal and an assist in their multi-point performances against the Bruins.
The victory puts the Falcons on a six-game winning streak and gives them control of the Northeast Division with 25 points. The team also advances to 12-7-1-0 and builds a 3-1-0-0 lead in the 10-game season series against the Bruins. The home-and-home losses against the Falcons this weekend drop the Bruins to 9-8-1-0 on the season.
Falcons netminder Anton Forsberg earned his fifth straight win, turning away 19 of 21 shots after replacing Oscar Dansk in the first period. Dansk allowed two goals on six shots. Bruins netminder Jeremy Smith recorded his fourth loss of the season, allowing five goals on 35 shots. Springfield was unable to score on three man-advantages, while allowing two power-play tallies on four Bruins opportunities.
The Bruins took what appeared to be a commanding lead in the first period with two goals just 13 seconds apart. However, the Falcons were able to cut the lead in half before the first intermission. Chris Casto held the puck in at the blue line and fed it down to Jordan Caron the right wing circle to put the Bruins on the board at the 3:58 mark. Craig Cunningham picked up a point for the secondary assist. Thirteen seconds later, Matt Lindblad sent off a shot from the left corner that snuck behind Dansk and chased him from the game. Tyler Randell and Zach Trotman assisted on the play.
At the 11:02 mark, Madaisky kicked off a four-goal run that put the Falcons on top. Collins took possession of the puck and sent it to Craig behind the cage. Craig threw a feed out to Madaisky at the right point to cut the Bruins lead in half.
Springfield dominated the second period, lighting the lamp three times before Providence answered. Just a minute into the frame, Collins evened the score from the slot off the rebound of Craig's shot. Jaime Sifers earned credit for the secondary assist. A minute later, Marko Dano gave the Falcons the lead. Mike Hoeffel skated the puck into the zone, where he fired off a shot from the right circle. Smith made the save, but left the rebound out to Dano to send to the back of the net.
Madaisky potted his second goal of the game at the 12:07 mark to build up a 4-2 lead. Craig grabbed control of the puck in the right corner and sent it up to T.J. Tynan at the point. A feed to Madaisky in the high slot set up a one-timer for the Falcons' fourth consecutive goal.
Providence finally struck with 4:43 remaining in the second. With a five-on-four advantage, Justin Florek shoveled in a rebound with the help of Ryan Spooner and Cunningham to cut the Falcons lead down to 4-3.
One goal by each team in the third frame confirmed a 5-4 victory over the Bruins. The Falcons went up by two thanks to Corey Cowick at the 10:46 mark. Nathan Oystrick earned his first Falcons point with an assist on the eventual game-winner, while Thomas Larkin extended his point streak with the secondary helper.
The Bruins came within one with a power-play goal 14:52 mark, but were unable to catch the Falcons. Lindblad netted his second of the game off assists from Floreck and Spooner, but the Falcons stopped them short of a comeback, defeating the Bruins, 5-4.
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