Bulldogs downed 5-1 at home

The Hamilton Bulldogs troubles continue, adding another loss to their already abysmal record. The Bulldogs have just 1 win in their last 7 games, which came in a shootout. The Bulldogs were in tough right from the get go against the Griffins.

Gustav Nyquist scored a goal just 1:21 into the game, when he skated into the zone, made a pretty move and fired the puck past Cedrick Desjardins. Tomas Tatar doubled the Griffins lead just as time was expiring in the first, when he put a wraparound on net and backhanded the rebound top shelf at 19:59 of the first.

The Bulldogs broke the goose egg 5:41 into the second period, when Frederic St-Denis threw the puck on net from the blueline and beat Griffins goaltender Petr Mrazek. The Griffins would regain their 2 goal lead however, as Tomas Tatar notched his second goal of the night after beating the Bulldogs defence and flicking a backhander over Cedrick Desjardins stick side. Just previous to the goal, Louis Leblanc hit the crossbar with a wide open net from about 5 feet out. The kid is snakebit.

The Bulldogs would not recover, allowing 2 late goals in the third, as Tomas Tatar completed his hattrick. Gustav Nyquist had 1 goal, 2 assists as well.

Scoring Summary:

1st Period:

1. GR – Gustav Nyquist – 15 – (Nathan Paetsch, Adam Almquist) – 1:22

2. GR – Tomas Tatar – 17 – (Joakim Andersson, Gustav Nyquist) – 19:49

2nd Period:

3. HAM – Frederic St-Denis – 4 – 5:41

4. GR – Tomas Tatar – 18 – (Joakim Andersson, Chad Billins) – 15:43

3rd Period:

5. GR – Luke Glendening – 4 – (Triston Grant, Trevor Parkes) – 15:45

6. GR – Tomas Tatar – 19 – (Gustav Nyquist, Nathan Paetsch) – 17:31

Scoring:

Grand Rapids: 2-1-2—5

Hamilton: 0-1-0—1

Shots:

Grand Rapids: 11-6-9—26

Hamilton: 7-10-5—22

Goaltending:

Grand Rapids: Petr Mrazek (W – 22 shots, 21 saves)

Hamilton: Cedrick Desjardins (L – 26 shots, 21 saves)

Power Play:

Grand Rapids: 0-for-2

Hamilton: 0-for-4

Attendance: 4,297

Three Stars:

1. GR – Tomas Tatar (3 goals, +4, 5 shots)

2. GR – Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, 2 assists, +4, 6 shots)

3. HAM – Frederic St-Denis (1 goal, 3 shots)