Albany and Elmira Game and Injury Update (10/18-10/24)

AHL
10/18
Albany lost to Norfolk 2-1 courtesy of the shootout. Scoring the lone goal for Albany was Gelinas (PP, Merrill, Timmins). Kinkaid stopped 20 of 21 shots, including 2 of 4 in the shootout. Gelinas was 3rd star thanks to his goal and 9 shot effort. Timmins had 5 shots to go along with his assist. Here is the gamesheet. Here are the YouTube highlights.

10/19
Albany defeated Norfolk 2-1 courtesy of the shootout. Scoring the lone goal for the Devils was Timmins (PP, Whitney, Gelinas). Matteau and Whitney scored in the shootout. Wedgewood stopped 25 of 26 shots including all 4 shootout attempts he faced to earn 2nd star. Timmins earned 1st star. Boucher had a game high 5 shots with Gelinas right behind him with 4. Here is the gamesheet. Here are the YouTube highlights.

10/23
Albany defeated Utica 4-1 as they continued their hot start of 4-1-0-1. Scoring for the Devils was Whitney (Kelly, Timmins), Merrill (PP, Whitney, Boucher), McKelvie (K. Zajac), and Whitney (EN, Boucher, Helgeson). Kinkaid stopped 22 of 23 shots, only allowing a PPG. Whitney was 1st star with his 2 goal, 1 assist, +3, 3 shot effort. Merrill was 2nd star with his PPG, E, and team high 4 shot effort. Albany went 1/8 on the PP and 4/5 on the PK. Shots were even at 23 a side. Here is the gamesheet. I don't know if highlights will be made available for this one.

Kinkaid is 2-1-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .912 SV% facing an average of 22.75 shots a game. Wedgewood is 2-0-1-0 with a 0.96 GAA and .961 SV% facing an average of 25.5 shots a game. Fun with small sample sizes.

Some hot starts:
Joe Whitney: 6 GP 5-4-9, +6, 6 PIM, 16 Shots
Scott Timmins: 6 GP 3-5-8, +5, 4 PIM, 15 Shots
Jon Merrill: 6 GP 1-4-5, +2, 0 PIM, 9 Shots
Reid Boucher: 6 GP 1-4-5, +3, 0 PIM, 14 Shots

10/24
Albany injury update from Pete Dougherty of the Times Union:

"Albany Devils coach Rick Kowalsky after practice today forward Darcy Zajac, who missed Wednesday night’s 4-1 victory in Utica, will miss “significant time” with an upper-body injury.

Mike Sislo, who also missed last night’s game becuase of an upper-body injury, is “day to day,” according to Kowalsky.

Kelly Zajac, a former Union player and Darcy’s younger brother, played for the first time Wednesday, picking up an assist and finishing the night plus-1."

ECHL
Elmira lost to Wheeling 3-2 back on 10/18. Elmira outshot Wheeling 42-18. Here is the gamesheet. Devils prospects in that game:

Raman Hrabarenka: +1, 3 Shots
Riley Boychuk: +1, 3 Shots
Harry Young: -2, 1 Shot
Maxime Clermont: 15 Saves on 18 Shots