March 7, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL) Hamilton Bulldogs HAMILTON, ONT. - Hamilton Bulldogs forwards T.J. Hensick and Charles Hudon scored less than six minutes apart early in the second period to give Hamilton a 2-1 lead, but the 'Dogs (28-23-9-0) couldn't hold on from there and ultimately fell 3-2 to the Utica Comets (34-18-5-1) on Saturday evening at FirstOntario Centre. <\/p>\n
Utica forward Cal O'Reilly opened the scoring at 8:22 of the first period when he took a cross-crease pass from forward Sven Baertschi and beat a sprawling Hamilton goaltender Mike Condon. Defenceman Alex Biega had a second assist on the play. <\/p>\n
Just 18 seconds into the second period, Bulldogs forward Eric Tangradi fed forward T.J. Hensick on a two-on-one and Hensick buried his 16th goal of the season to tie the game, 1-1. Forward Drayson Bowman had a second assist. <\/p>\n
At 6:04 of the middle frame, Hamilton forward Sven Andrighetto found forward Charles Hudon alone in the slot and Hudon ripped home his 13th goal of the season to give his club a 2-1 lead. Defenceman Morgan Ellis had the second helper. With the goal, Hudon became the first Bulldog to record 50 points in a season since forward Aaron Palushaj in 2010-11. <\/p>\n
Comets forward Will Acton tied the game 2-2 at 11:12 of the second period, assisted by Baertschi and forward Brandon DeFazio. <\/p>\n
At 7:24 of the third period, Utica forward Alex Friesen notched the game-winning goal when he squeaked a wrist shot through Condon's legs. The 3-2 goal was assisted by defenceman Andrey Pedan and goaltender Joacim Eriksson. <\/p>\n
Condon made 23 saves on 26 shots for the Bulldogs in the loss, while Eriksson stopped 21 of 23 shots faced for the Comets in the win. <\/p>\n
Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play. <\/p>\n
Dan Lawrie Insurance Premium Player of the Game (Hardest Working Player): Eric Tangradi <\/p>\n
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Tuesday, March 10 when they'll visit the Adirondack Flames at Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, N.Y. at 7 p.m. Hamilton's next home game is Sunday, March 15 when the club will host the Toronto Marlies at Bell Centre in Montreal, Que. at 1 p.m. <\/p>\n
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