Devils Blanked By IceCaps

by Kevin Zalaznik // 11.30.2012 // Recap

ALBANY, NY -- Jeff Frazee made 22 saves on 23 shots, but the Albany Devils lost, 1-0, to the St. John’s IceCaps Friday at Times Union Center. St. John’s netminder Eddie Pasquale earned his second shutout of the year by making all 24 saves.

“We played really well defensively,” Frazee said. “We gave up a few odd-man rushes and they had a few chances in the first. Other than the back-to-back penalties we played really well. I mean, we back checked really well and broke up a few of their chances.”

St. John’s Zach Redmond opened the scoring at 5:53 of the second when he was set up in the slot for a one-timer by Jason Jaffray. Maxime Macenauer was credited with the second assist. The power-play tally came during a span of three straight St. John’s man advantages to begin the period.

Frazee’s night included nine saves in the first, eight in the second and five in the third. He is now 3-3-2 with a 2.22 goals-against average in a .917 save percentage.

Pasquale made eight stops in the first, seven in the second and nine in the third.

On Saturday, the Devils travel north for the fourth game of the Time Warner Cable Cup. They square off with the Adirondack Phantoms at Glens Falls Civic Center at 7 pm. Fans can follow the action on 104.5 “The Team” ESPN Radio or online at ahllive.com.

Lineup 
Goaltenders: Jeff Frazee, Keith Kinkaid
Defensemen: Brandon Burlon, Raman Hrabarenka, Adam Larsson, Jay Leach, Corbin McPherson, Alexander Urbom
Fowards: Matt Anderson, Bobby Butler, Mike Hoeffel, Jacob Josefson, Scott Parse, Harri Pesonen, Tim Sestito, Mike Sislo, Mattias Tedenby, Joe Whitney, David Wohlberg, Steve Zalewski

Scoring 
1st Period- No Scoring.
2nd Period-1, St. John's, Redmond 6 (Jaffray, Macenauer), 5:53 (PP).
3rd Period- No Scoring.

St. John's IceCaps 1 at Albany Devils 0 - Status: Final
Friday, November 30, 2012 - Times Union Center

St. John's 0 1 0 - 1
Albany 0 0 0 - 0

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Melchiori Stj (boarding), 2:19.

2nd Period-1, St. John's, Redmond 6 (Jaffray, Macenauer), 5:53 (PP). Penalties-Burlon Alb (tripping), 0:27; served by Whitney Alb (bench minor - too many men), 2:37; Parse Alb (high-sticking), 5:02; McPherson Alb (hooking), 8:38.

3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Sides Stj (hooking), 2:40; served by Sides Stj (bench minor - too many men), 4:51.

Shots on Goal-St. John's 9-9-5-23. Albany 8-7-9-24.
Power Play Opportunities-St. John's 1 / 4; Albany 0 / 3.
Goalies-St. John's, Pasquale 6-6-1 (24 shots-24 saves). Albany, Frazee 3-3-2 (23 shots-22 saves).
A-2,824
Referees-Jarrod Ragusin (54), Jean-Philippe Sylvain (16).
Linesmen-Mike Emanatian (69), Jud Ritter (34).

by Kevin Zalaznik // 11.30.2012 // Preview

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Online: ahllive.com 
Twitter: @albanydevils, @albanydevilspr, #adevils

Storyline 
The Albany Devils begin a four to six week period without Adam Henrique, who underwent a procedure Thursday to prepare the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb.

“It’s an opportunity for other guys,” said Head Coach Rick Kowalsky. “We have some guys who have been in and out of the lineup that are now going to have an opportunity to potentially play on a regular basis. Also, some of the third, fourth line centers get bumped up the ladder a bit here.”

Notables 
- The Devils are fifth in the Northeast Division and 15th in the Eastern Conference with a 4-7-0-5 record (13 pts.), including a 2-4-0-3 mark at Times Union Center. The IceCaps are tied for first in the North Division and sixth in the conference with a 10-9-0-1 record (21 pts.), including a 4-4-0-0 showing on the road.

- Albany is coming off a 5-4 shootout loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Sunday at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Mattias Tedenby, Bobby Butler, Adam Henrique andJacob Josefson all scored and goaltender Keith Kinkaid made 31 saves.

- Mattias Tedenby is tied for fifth on the team with six points, including three goals and three assists. Now in his third professional season, Tedenby has 31 points (12g-19a) in 60 career AHL contests. At the NHL level, he has 28 points (9g-19a) in 101 contests.

- The IceCaps have won two consecutive games, defeating the Providence Bruins, 6-0, Sunday and winning at the Adirondack Phantoms, 3-2, Wednesday.

- Defenseman Derek Meech leads St. John’s with 13 points with three goals and a team-high 10 assists. All three of his tallies have come on the power play. Alex Burmistrov is second with 11 points, including two goals and nine assists and Spencer Machacek is third with 10 points with three goals and seven assists.

Last Meeting 
Nov. 17, 2012: Albany Devils 5 at St. John’s IceCaps 3 
The long journey to Newfoundland was worth it for the Devils, grabbing three-out-of-a-possible-four points in a weekend series against the St. John’s IceCaps, including a 5-3 victory at Mile One Centre. Albany had five players with multiple point nights, including Darcy Zajac who had two goals and Adam Larsson who had a goal and an assist. Brandon Burlon,Adam Henrique and Jay Leach all registered two assists, while Jacob Josefson and Bobby Butler joined Zajac and Larsson with goals. Goaltender Jeff Frazee made a season-high 39 saves for his third win. The IceCaps, who trailed for most of the game, received goals from Ivan Telegin, Maxime Macenauer and Jason Gregoire.

All-time Series 
All-Time: 1-0-0-1
2011-12: 1-0-0-1
Home: 0-0-0-0
Away: 1-0-0-1

Puck Drop 
Tonight’s game features SEFCU College Night. Students can purchase $10 tickets and receive $1 vouchers for a hot dog and soda by showing proper identification at the Times Union Center box office. Additionally, Happy Hour will be between 6-7 pm with $2 domestic drafts.