3/29 Prospect, Albany, and Elmira Update

Saturday 3/29
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 4-1 (Trail Series 3-2)
Graham Black C: Assist (PP), -2

NCAA Tournament
Midwest Final
North Dakota defeated Ferris State 2-1 (2 OT)
Derek Rodwell RW: +1

-- Advance to Frozen Four.

Northeast Semifinal
Boston College defeated Denver 6-2
Steve Santini D: +1, 2 PIM (Interference), 3 Blocks

-- Boston College will face UMass Lowell in the Northeast Final, Sunday at 5 PM on ESPNU.

AHL
Albany lost to Worcester 4-3 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Matteau (Tedenby, Timmins), Tedenby (Matteau, K. Zajac), and K. Zajac (PP, Tedenby, Urbom). All 5 of Albany's shooters were stopped in the shootout. Kinkaid stopped 28 of 31 shots and 4 of 5 attempts in the shootout. Albany was outshot 31-21 and went 1/3 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.


Albany has lost 3 in a row but has managed to get a point in 2 of those losses. The Devils have 9 games left and are currently in 7th place in the East, 4 points ahead of 9th. K. Zajac has a goal and 2 assists so far this weekend. Matteau has 2 goals and an assist in that time.

Stats:
Kelly Zajac C: 59 GP 10-30-40, +4, 2 PIM, 13.88 SH%, 1.22 SH/GP
Stefan Matteau LW: 58 GP 13-11-24, +3, 58 PIM, 14.29 SH%, 1.57 SH/GP
Keith Kinkaid G: 38 GP 21-11-5, 2.40 GAA, .909 SV%, 4 SO

ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 6-3
Artem Demkov F: Goal (PP), -4, 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 2 PIM (Tripping), 3 Shots

Orlando defeated Evansville 5-4
Maxime Clermont G: Stopped all 12 shots he faced in 32:29 of relief