MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -2009-10 Record: 8-8-0-2, 18 points (7-4-0-1 Home, 1-4-0-1 Road), Tied-Second Place, East Division

 

Week 7 Recap:

Albany went 1-2-0-1 in a grueling four-games-in-five-days last week, including a trio of East Division match-ups. The River Rats jumped-out to a 3-1 lead Wednesday in Syracuse, but saw the Crunch rally for a pair of third period goals to knot the game, before capping-off the comeback with three shootout goals in a 4-3 shootout loss. River Rats defenseman Zach FitzGerald scored the only goal on Friday as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton goaltender Brad Thiessen turned-aside 38 shots for a 3-1 Penguins victory at the Times Union Center. The River Rats hit the win column Saturday night with a dramatic 2-1 come-from-behind overtime win over Norfolk. River Rats captain Pat Dwyer tied the game with 1:55 remaining in regulation and then set-up rookie Zach Boychuk for the overtime-winner. Albany was overmatched the following afternoon in Springield, as the Falcons scored the first five goals of the game and goaltender Devan Dubnyk made 32 stops on the way to a 6-2 win.

 

 

Week 8 Preview:

 

The River Rats play their only home game of the week on Wednesday, November 18^th when Syracuse comes to town for a 7:00 p.m. faceoff. Albany then travels to Manchester for a 7:30 p.m. start against the Monarchs on Friday, November 20^th and finishes its three-game week in Binghamton on Saturday, November 21^st at 7:05 p.m.

 

Week 8 Game Schedule:

(All games are broadcast LIVE on WROW 590 AM “Newstalk 590,” are streamed free over the Internet at www.wrow.com and can be watched via internet pay-per-view video on www.ahllive.com)

 

Wednesday, November 18^th – 7:00 pm – Times Union Center – Albany, NY

vs. Syracuse Crunch (5-7-2-2, 14 pts)    

Seventh Place, East Division

• ·         The Crunch travel to Albany one week after stealing two points from the River Rats in a 4-3 come-from-behind shootout win. Syracuse dropped its next two games last week, falling 2-1 in a shootout to the Providence Bruins at home and then traveling to HamiltonAlbany and Syracuse, with their next match-up scheduled for Wednesday, November 25^th at the Times Union Center.      
• ·      Leading Scorer: Alexandre
• ·        Leading Goaltender: 3-6-1
• ·        Who’s Hot:

 

Friday, November 20^th – 7:30 pm – Verizon Wireless Arena – Manchester, NH

vs. Manchester Monarchs (11-4-1-1, 24 pts)    

First Place, Atlantic Division

• ·        ManchesterHartford with a 2-1 decision on Wednesday, but the WolfPack returned the favor Friday night in HartfordManchester finished its week in BinghamtonManchester earned a 6-3 win in Albany. The Monarchs return to the Times Union Center
• ·      Leading Scorer:
• ·        Leading Goaltender: 7-4-1
• ·        Who’s Hot: Corey 6-6-12).

 

Saturday, November 21^st – 7:05 pm – Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena – Binghamton, NY

vs. Binghamton Senators (7-7-2-1, 17 pts)

Tied-Fourth Place, East Division

• ·        The B-Sens enter the week in a fourth-place tie with Norfolk, just one point behind AlbanyBinghamton split a pair of games last week against the Admirals, and then traveled to Glens FallsBinghamton concluded its four-game week at home on Saturday against Manchester
• ·      Leading Scorer:
• ·        Leading Goaltender:5-3-1
• ·        Who’s Hot: Erik Karlsson6-10-16). Ryan Keller (RW) – three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in his last game and leads the team in scoring (9-9-18).

 

 

River Rats Player of the Week: (Week 7)

 

Pat Dwyer – RW – #24           

 

Day         Opponent              G             A             Pts.         Notable

Wed.       at Syracuse           1              0              1              Scored his team-leading 7^th of the year

Fri.         vs. WBS                 0              1              1              Assisted on Albany’s only goal

Sat.         vs. Norfolk            1              1              2              Scored to force overtime with 1:55 remaining and  set-up the overtime winner (primary assist)

Sun.        at. Springfield      1              0              1              Scored his team-high 9^th of the season                           

Totals                                     3              2              5             

 

Captain Pat Dwyer scored a point in all four River Rats games last week to earn River Rats Player Of The Week honors for Week 7. Dwyer began his points streak Wednesday night in Syracuse with his team-high seventh goal of the season. The 26 year-old then assisted on Albany’s only goal in their 3-1 loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, before playing a crucial part in Albany’s 4-3 comeback win against Norfolk on Saturday, sending the game into overtime with 1:55 remaining in regulation and then assisting on Zach Boychuk’s game-winner at 1:46. The Great Falls, Montana native stretched his points-streak to a season-high four games Sunday in Springfield with his team-leading ninth goal of the season.

 

Rat Bites:

 

• ·                     COAST-TO-COAST – Assistant Captain Brett Carson scored from his own zone Sunday afternoon in Springfield to spoil goaltender Devan Dubnyk’s shutout bid at 6:56Carson (2-3-5

 

• ·                    CarolinaMinnesota Sunday afternoon, as Carolina

 

• ·                    Albany has been out-scored 24-12 outside of the Times Union Center, and its last road win was in the first of the season, a 2-1 overtime win over Adirondack

 

• ·                    MINOR-LESS – Rookies Zach Boychuk and Jamie McBain are the only two River Rats skaters to have played in each of Albany

 

 

 

 

 

 River Rats Recent Transactions

November 11 DELETE – Bryan Rodney (D) – Recalled from loan by Carolina (NHL)

November 8  ADD – Zach Boychuk (C) – Returned to loan by Carolina (NHL)

November 5  DELETE – Zach Boychuk (C) – Recalled from loan by Carolina (NHL)

November 3  ADD – Jay Harrison (D) –Loaned from Carolina (NHL)

                         DELETE – Jacob Micflikier (LW) – Returned to Loan with Florida (ECHL)

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