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| Adam Pineault #1 Star With Two Goals - SceneByKimberly |
Adam Pineault led the way with the first goal of the game and a short handed goal which was also the game winning goal. He was named the number one star of the game.
To say the game was out of the ordinary is an understatement as the Americans had to fight off back to back five on three power plays in the third period.
Combine the two five on threes along with a shorthanded goal, an empty net goal, and 27 shots on goal and it was some kind of third period.
- Pineault remains "red" hot as he now has six goals in the last six games.
- Adam's short handed goal was his third of the season and puts him in the record book as he is tied with Jarret Lukin, Dave Bonk and Tobias Whelan with most shorthanded goals in a season.
- Shorthanded goals is something Adam has always excelled at as in 2008 he finished second in shorthanded goals in the entire AHL while playing for the Syracuse Crunch. He had six that year.
- Jarret Lukin is a +5 in the last two games.
- Chris Doyle is quietly coming into his own with five assists this week. He has been named one of the three stars of the game twice in the last week.
- Another player flying under the radar but is playing great is Kale Kerbashian. He had a goal and an assist last night, has scored in five of the last six games, has four goals and four assists during the last six games and is averaging a point a game since his arrival a little over a month ago.
Catching Up With Former Players:
- Ryley Grantham had an assist and a fight last night in a losing cause as Houston lost to Hamilton. Rumors I have heard is that Ryley will soon be returning to the Americans.
- Brett Skinner continues to do well with Grand Rapids as he has a goal and two assists in the last two games.
- Scott Howes still has not returned to the line up for Springfield since he suffered a concussion.
- The hottest team in the ECHL is the Las Vegas Wranglers who have won nine straight games. The hottest player on the team is Judd Blackwater who has ten points (3 goals & 7 assists) in the last four games.
- Colton Yellow Horn has played well even though his team (Manchester Monarchs) is not winning. Yellow has played in four games and scored in everyone of them with one goal and four assists.
- Bruce Graham scored his 29th goal of the season as his Nottingham team beat Braehead on Saturday. They play Fife today. Nottingham continues to lead the league and looks to go a long way in the playoffs.
- Chris Whitley and his Cardiff Devils team have been having a tough time. Chris has played in seven games since arriving in Cardiff and they have lost six of the seven. Chris has played well as evidenced by his last four games in which he lost two in shoot outs and two by a score of 2-1. His GAA in these games is 2.66 and his save percentage is .913.
- Talk about a great player on a bad team all you have to do is take a look at how Scott Langdon is doing with the San Francisco Bulls. Playing on the team with the second worst record in the 23 team league Scott is a +11 on the year. Playing on a team where double digit minuses are the norm being +11 is quite an accomplishment.
- Finally, congrats to one of our blog followers, Adam Wallace, for being the first to answer the trivia question correctly on last nights radio broadcast and winning four tickets to an upcoming Americans game. Good job Adam! The question was when was there a NHL franchise in Kansas City and where did they move. Answer: The Kansas City Scouts were a professional ice hockey team from 1974–76. In 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, the Rockies relocated to New Jersey where they are now known as the New Jersey Devils.
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