Max Pacioretty gets ready to make his shootout winner
Here is an excerpt from the Hamiltonbulldogs.com game review:
The Hamilton Bulldogs earned their first shootout victory of the season 2-1 over the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum. Marc Denis made a total of 30 saves and stopped three of five shooters in the shootout to lead the Bulldogs to the win.
Through 40 minutes both teams were unable to earn a tally for their clubs as both Hamilton starting goaltender Marc Denis and Toronto starting goaltender Justin Pogge stopped all shots they faced. The Bulldogs kept pressure on Pogge, almost scoring when Matt D’Agostini gained a partial breakaway and tried to beat Pogge through the five-hole but was denied. Denis faced the Marlies’ power-play unit six times in the two stanzas but Toronto was unable to score after peppering Denis with a total of 23 shots through the first two periods.
David Desharnais scored the first goal of the game at 7:16 of the final frame. Ryan Flinn sent a pass to Desharnais who circled out from the right side boards and released a shot towards the net. The puck travelled through traffic in front of the net before squeezing through the pads of Pogge to give Hamilton a 1-0 lead.
