Friday, November 6, 2009

River Rats work overtime to end losing streak

Rookie defenseman Jamie McBain scored a power-play goal 62 seconds into overtime to lift the Albany River Rats past the Lowell Devils, 5-4, tonight at the former Knickerbocker Arena.

Former Rats forward Stephen Gionta was penalized for holding 23 seconds into the extra session, setting the stage for McBain's heroics. Rookie goaltender Mike Murphy finished with 25 saves.

Albany, which hosts the rival Adirondack Phantoms Saturday night at 7, had lost four in a row and six of seven games.

The Rats trailed, 3-0, after one period before getting goals from Nicolas Blanchard and Drayson Bowman in the second and Nick Dodge in the third to tie it at 3-3. Lowell took a 4-3 lead with 12:53 left, but Chris Terry forced overtime on an even-strength goal with 5:58 remaining.

Defenseman Jay Harrison, making his River Rats debut after being sent down by the parent Carolina Hurricanes this week, had two assists and was a plus-3. McBain was plus-2 with the winning goal and the primary assist on Terry's equalizer.

Albany alternate captain Mike Angelidis returned to the lineup after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury, suffered in the season opener Oct. 3. He had one shot and a second-period fight with Lowell's Rob Davison.

Attendance was 2,646.

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