Devils Rally, But Fall In Shootout

by Kevin Zalaznik // 11.16.2012 // Recap

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland – For the fourth time in six games, the Albany Devils found themselves in a shootout. Friday at the St. John’s IceCaps, the Devils lost the head-to-head round, 2-1, and the game, 4-3, at Mile One Centre. Despite the setback, Albany has secured points in five of their last six games.

The Devils had to fight back to force extra time. Trailing 2-0, they received goals by Jay Leach and Adam Henrique and when St. John’s reclaimed the lead in the third period, Jacob Josefson made the score 3-3 with 2:04 remaining.

After a scoreless overtime, Mattias Tedenby and St. John’s Alex Burmistrov exchanged first-round goals and Jason Jaffray secured the win in the fifth round.

During regulation, the Devils squashed their power-play woes. After going scoreless on 33-straight attempts, Henrique scored with the man advantage at 3:45 of the third. The goal was preceded by Jay Leach’s first goal of the season at 11:01 of the second.

St. John’s Zach Redmond scored on an odd man rush at 10:48 to make it 3-2, but Josefson responded with another power-play goal late in the third.

Albany had two goals waved off during the third period. First, Mike Hoeffel’s tally was disallowed after being tripped into IceCaps netminder Mark Dekanich during the opening seconds. Later, Steve Zalewski was said to interfere with Dekanich as the puck crossed the line midway through the final frame.

The Devils outshot the IceCaps, 31-30, and went 2-for-5 on the power play. St. John’s was held scoreless with the man advantage, going 0-for-3.

These two teams meet again Saturday at Mile One Centre. Puck drop is at 6 pm (EST).

Lineup
Goaltenders: Keith Kinkaid, Jeff Frazee
Defensemen: Brandon Burlon, Raman Hrabarenka, Adam Larsson, Jay Leach, Corbin McPherson, Alexander Urbo
Forwards: Matt Anderson, Bobby Butler, Adam Henrique, Mike Hoeffel, Jacob Josefson, Harri Pesonen, Tim Sestito, Mattias Tedenby, Joe Whitney, Chad Wiseman, Darcy Zajac, Steve Zalewski

Scoring 
1st Period- No Scoring.
2nd Period-1, St. John's, Sawada 1 (Macenauer, O'Neill), 1:54. 2, St. John's, Klingberg 2 (O'Dell, Postma), 8:09. 3, Albany, Leach 1 (Larsson, Whitney), 11:01.
3rd Period-4, Albany, Henrique 4 (Hrabarenka), 3:45 (PP). 5, St. John's, Redmond 4 (O'Dell, Telegin), 10:48. 6, Albany, Josefson 5 (Tedenby, Anderson), 17:56 (PP).
OT Period- No Scoring.
Shootout - Albany 1 (Tedenby G, Anderson NG, Whitney NG, Butler NG, Henrique NG), St. John's 2 (Burmistrov G, Maxwell NG, Klingberg NG, O'Dell NG, Jaffray G).

Albany Devils 3 at St. John's IceCaps 4 (SO) - Status: Final SO
Friday, November 16, 2012 - Mile One Centre

Albany 0 1 2 0 - 3
St. John's 0 2 1 0 - 4

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Macenauer Stj (high-sticking), 9:01.

2nd Period-1, St. John's, Sawada 1 (Macenauer, O'Neill), 1:54. 2, St. John's, Klingberg 2 (O'Dell, Postma), 8:09. 3, Albany, Leach 1 (Larsson, Whitney), 11:01. Penalties-Wiseman Alb (hooking), 5:12; Urbom Alb (hooking), 14:29; Hoeffel Alb (high-sticking), 17:11.

3rd Period-4, Albany, Henrique 4 (Hrabarenka), 3:45 (PP). 5, St. John's, Redmond 4 (O'Dell, Telegin), 10:48. 6, Albany, Josefson 5 (Tedenby, Anderson), 17:56 (PP). Penalties-Arsene Stj (interference), 0:25; Klingberg Stj (holding), 2:55; O'Dell Stj (hooking), 5:28; O'Dell Stj (tripping), 16:08.

OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout - Albany 1 (Tedenby G, Anderson NG, Whitney NG, Butler NG, Henrique NG), St. John's 2 (Burmistrov G, Maxwell NG, Klingberg NG, O'Dell NG, Jaffray G).
Shots on Goal-Albany 7-7-17-0-0-31. St. John's 6-13-8-2-1-30.
Power Play Opportunities-Albany 2 / 5; St. John's 0 / 3.
Goalies-Albany, Kinkaid 1-4-2 (29 shots-26 saves). St. John's, Dekanich 5-1-0 (31 shots-28 saves).
A-6,287
Referees-Tim Mayer (19).
Linesmen-Justin Day (79), Jim Vail (5).

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Notables  - The Devils are fifth in the Northeast Division and tied for 14th in the Eastern Conference with a 3-5-0-3 (9 pts.) mark, while the IceCaps are tied for third in the Atlantic Division and tied for eighth in the conference with a 6-7-0-0 (12 pts.) record. Albany is 1-2-0-1 on the road, while St. John’s is 3-3-0-0 at home.

- Albany has earned at least one point in five of its last six games, going 1-1-0-3 during that span.

- Matt Anderson, Jacob Josefson and Chad Wiseman are all riding goal or point streaks. Anderson has scored in the last two contests, while Josefson has registered assists in the last two. Chad Wiseman is also on a two-game point streak with a goal and two assists.

- St. John’s is coming off a 2-1 victory at the Hershey Bears Saturday. Eric O’Dell and Derek Meech both scored and Mark Dekanich made 18 saves on 19 shots.

- Alex Burmistrov and Derek Meech lead the team with seven points each. Burmistrov has two goals and five assists and Meech has a goal and six assists.

Puck Drop  Game time is set for 7:30 pm Newfoundland Standard Time or 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.