he Americans opened the scoring at 6:33 of the first period on a power-play goal by Rankin. Brian Flynn brought the puck in on the left side and feathered a pass to Rankin in the slot who tapped the puck by Desjardins.Rochester made it 2-0 at 11:15 of the second period as Mancari skated down the boards on the right side and took a shot from a sharp angle which squeaked over the shoulder of Desjardins and into the back of the net.
HAMILTON - Gabriel Dumont had the Midas touch on Friday, and the Hamilton Bulldogs took full advantage of it.Dumont had five points, including a hat trick, and Morgan Ellis scored the winner as the Bulldogs defeated the St. John's IceCaps 6-3 in the American Hockey League."It was one of those nights," said Dumont. "I was just going in front of the net and guys made good plays."We call them garbage goals but I'll take them."Louis Leblanc and Brendan Nash added a goal each for the Bulldogs (11-15-3), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Robert Mayer made 26 saves for the win.Jason Jaffray had two goals and Patrice Cormier had one for the IceCaps (14-17-1),Henrik Lundqvist Jersey, while Eddie Pasquale stopped 24 shots in relief of starter Mark Dekanich. Dekanich stopped seven of 10 shots in 12:32 of work.Hamilton head coach Sylvain Lefebvre praised Dumont's attitude in the wake of his five-point performance."(Dumont) is the kind of guy who thrives on opportunities," said Lefebvre. "We've put him in all kinds of different situations this year and he's delivered every time. He's a battler and he works hard."He's the type of guy who wants to win."The hosts opened the scoring on the power play after the IceCaps Eric O'Dell was whistled for roughing at 2:59 of the first.Patrick Holland drifted in from the point, holding the puck as traffic gathered in front of Dekanich, before letting loose a wristshot that Dumont tipped in at 3:14.Hamilton's fast and physical start to the game had their visitors on their heels,http://www.nhljerseyofficial.com/shop-by-player-henrik-sedin-jersey-c-343_348.html, and the Bulldogs doubled their advantage just over three minutes later.Winger Alexander Avtsin,Henrik Zetterberg Jersey, playing in just his fifth game of the season, created the goal with an inspired bit of stick-handling.He carried the puck down the left wing and beat his defender with a well-executed toe drag before wheeling to the front of the net and firing on Dekanich. The initial shot was saved,http://www.nhljerseyofficial.com, but Leblanc was quick to respond to the rebound and nudged the puck in.Hamilton capped off a dominant period with another power-play goal at 12:32. Dumont was the recipient once again, gathering a trickling puck and jamming it past Dekanich at his near post for his second goal and third point of the period.It marked the first time that a Bulldog has scored three or more points in a game, let alone a single period, this season.Dekanich was removed from the game after allowing three goals on ten shots.The visitors trimmed their deficit at 2:27 of the second period, when Raymond Sawada led a streaking Jaffray with a cross-ice pass and the winger snapped a quick shot past Mayer from the high slot.St. John's took another step toward a comeback