Kinkaid, Devils Shut Out Whale

by Kevin Zalaznik // 12.9.2012 // Recap

HARTFORD, CT -- Joe Whitney’s second period tally was all the Albany Devils needed to earn their third consecutive victory. Keith Kinkaid stopped all 30 shots as the Devils defeated the Connecticut Whale, 1-0, Sunday at XL Center.

The win moves the Devils to 7-8-0-5, while the Whale go to 10-11-0-2.

Kinkaid, who came within 2:07 of a shutout Saturday against Bridgeport, was perfect in his second shutout of the season and fifth of his two-year career. He made 12 stops in the first, six in the second and 12 in the third to improve to 4-5-3.

Offensively, Whitney registered his third goal in as many games and his fourth of the season. He now has nine points (4g-5a) in the last 12 contests. Bobby Butler extended his scoring streak to three games (1g-2a), assisting on the play.

The goal came at 6:48 when Whitney and Butler worked a 2-on-1. Whitney looked off a defender and then sent a wrister far side from the left face-off dot.

Connecticut’s Cam Talbot made 26 saves on 27 shots.

Albany returns to Times Union Center Wednesday for a 7 pm contest against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

Lineup 
Goaltenders: Keith Kinkaid, Jeff Frazee
Defensemen: Matthew Corrente, Eric Gelinas, Dan Kelly, Adam Larsson, Corbin McPherson, Alexander Urbom
Forwards: Matt Anderson, Bobby Butler, Stephen Gionta, Jacob Josefson, Chris McKelvie, Harri Pesonen, Tim Sestito, Mike Sislo, Mattias Tedenby, Joe Whitney,Chad Wiseman, Steve Zalewski

Scoring 
1st Period- No Scoring.
2nd Period-1, Albany, Whitney 4 (Butler), 6:48.
3rd Period- No Scoring.

Albany Devils 1 at Connecticut Whale 0 - Status: Final
Sunday, December 9, 2012 - XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Albany 0 1 0 - 1
Connecticut 0 0 0 - 0

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Newbury Ct (goaltender interference), 0:53; Pesonen Alb (tripping), 16:43.

2nd Period-1, Albany, Whitney 4 (Butler), 6:48. Penalties-Corrente Alb (fighting), 8:06; Haley Ct (fighting), 8:06; Gelinas Alb (tripping), 9:44; Miller Ct (holding), 18:03.

3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Sislo Alb (holding), 2:33; Kreider Ct (hooking), 11:05; Sestito Alb (roughing), 13:46.

Shots on Goal-Albany 6-15-6-27. Connecticut 12-6-12-30.
Power Play Opportunities-Albany 0 / 3; Connecticut 0 / 4.
Goalies-Albany, Kinkaid 4-5-3 (30 shots-30 saves). Connecticut, Talbot 8-8-0 (27 shots-26 saves).
A-2,692
Referees-Ryan Fraser (14).
Linesmen-Jim Briggs (83), Derek Wahl (46).

Kevin Zalaznik // 12.9.2012 // Preview

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Storyline 
The Albany Devils are trying to make it three-in-a-row after a 3-2 win at the Adirondack Phantoms last Saturday and a 3-1 victory against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers last night.

Notables 
- The Devils are fifth in the Northeast Division and 15th in the Eastern Conference with a 6-8-0-5 record (17 pts.), including a 3-3-0-2 mark on the road. The Whale are second in the division and 11th in the conference with a 10-10-2-0 record, including a 4-5-1-0 showing at home.

- During last night’s win against Bridgeport, Keith Kinkaid came within 2:07 of his second shutout of the season and fifth of his two-year career. Despite allowing the goal, he still earned his third victory of the year.

- Joe Whitney, Bobby Butler and Chad Wiseman each scored against the Sound Tigers. For Whitney and Wiseman, the goals were their third tallies on the season, while Butler registered his fourth goal.

- Connecticut, which is 1-3-1-0 in its last five outings, is coming off a 9-2 loss last night at the Manchester Monarchs.

- Kris Newbury leads the Whale with 21 points with seven goals and a team-high 14 assists. Chad Kolarik is second with 17 points, including a club-best eight goals.

Last Meeting 
Nov. 2, 2012: Connecticut 2 at Albany 1 (Shootout)
For nearly 65 minutes, the Devils controlled play in their own defensive zone and in the Whale’s end. However, after outshooting their opponent nearly 4-to-1, the Devils fell, 2-1, in a shootout Friday at Times Union Center.

Mattias Tedenby scored for Albany at 4:30 of the first and Christian Thomas scored for Connecticut at 18:05 of the same period. In the shootout, Connecticut’s Matt Gilroy was the only player to find the back of the net.

At the end of the night, the Devils owned a 44-16 shot advantage. Jeff Frazee finished with 14 saves, while Connecticut’s Cameron Talbot made 43 stops.

All-time Series 
All-Time: 19-16-2-3
2012-13: 0-1-0-1
Home: 10-8-1-2
Away: 9-8-1-1

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