From Hamiltonbulldogs.com:
The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Syracuse Crunch 6-2 on Saturday evening. Yanick Lehoux and Ben Maxwell each scored twice to lead the Bulldogs to their second victory in as many nights.
Maxwell scored the first goal of the game for the second consecutive night while on the power play at 7:44 of the first frame. Olivier Latendresse sent the puck to Yannick Weber, who one-timed a shot on Syracuse starting goaltender Sebastian Dahm. Maxwell proceeded to bang the rebound past Dahm. Hamilton added to its lead at 11:03. Lehoux poke-checked the puck off the stick of a Syracuse defender. The puck sailed over the right shoulder of a surprised Dahm for the goal.
The Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead at 10:09 of the middle frame. Ryan Russell grabbed a loose puck at the side of the net before shovelling the puck underneath Dahm.
The Crunch finally got on the scoreboard at 12:17 of the second stanza. Hamilton starting goaltender Loic Lacasse was out of position after stopping a Derek MacKenzie shot. Michael Blunden fired the loose puck into the empty net.
Maxwell regained Hamilton’s three-goal lead at 14:31 of the middle period. Maxwell received a pass from Ryan O’Byrne before blasting a one-timer past Dahm.
Following the goal Sebastian Dahm was pulled in favour of Ryan Munce.
Steve Kelly added the Crunch’s second goal at 15:07 of the second period. The puck trickled through the legs of Lacasse after Kelly knocked the puck out of mid-air. Lehoux notched his second goal of the game with three seconds remaining in the second period. Lehoux fired a shot that bounced past Munce to regain the Bulldogs’ three-goal lead.
Hamilton added its second power-play goal at 6:38 of the final frame. Russell fed a pass over to White, who slid the puck onto the stick of Mathieu Aubin. Aubin finished off the passing-play when he snapped a shot past Munce.
Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
1. HAM – Ben Maxwell – 10 (Yannick Weber, Olivier Latendresse) – 7:44 (PP)
2. HAM – Yanick Lehoux – 14 (Brock Trotter) – 11:03
2nd Period:
3. HAM – Ryan Russell – 9 (Unassisted) – 10:09
4. SYR – Michael Blunden – 4 (Derek MacKenzie) – 12:17
5. HAM – Ben Maxwell – 11 (Ryan O’Byrne) – 14:31
6. SYR- Steve Kelly – 5 (Mike York) – 15:07
7. HAM – Yanick Lehoux – 15 (Yannick Weber, Mike Glumac) – 19:57
3rd Period:
8. HAM – Mathieu Aubin – 4 (Ryan White, Ryan Russell) – 6:38 (PP)
Scoring:
Hamilton: 2-3-1-6
Syracuse: 0-2-0-2
Shots:
Hamilton: 13-16-13–42
Syracuse: 7-9-8–24
Goaltending:
Hamilton: Loic Lacasse (24 shots, 22 saves)
Syracuse: Sebastian Dahm (26 shots, 22 saves), Ryan Munce (16 shots, 14 saves)
Power Play:
Hamilton: 2-for-9
Syracuse: 0-for-4
Attendance: 5,165
Three Stars:
1. HAM – Ben Maxwell (2 goals, +1, 7 shots)
2. HAM – Yanick Lehoux (2 goals, +1, 4 shots)
3. HAM – Ryan Russell (1 goal, 1 assist, +1, 5 shots)
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