Hamilton, ON - The Hamilton Bulldogs defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night at Copps Coliseum. With the win, the 'Dogs are now on a season-high eight game winning streak. It was also the Bulldogs second consecutive shootout victory.

The 'Dogs opened the scoring 36 seconds into the game. Aaron Palushaj received the puck from Max Pacioretty before backhanding a shot that was stopped by Hartford starting goaltender Matt Zaba. Zaba could not control the rebound, which White grabbed before wristing a shot past the goaltender. The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead at 4:43. Mike Glumac grabbed a loose puck in front of the Wolf Pack's net before firing a shot that bounced off the crossbar and onto the stick of Grant Stevenson, who shovelled the puck into the net.

Hartford got on the scoreboard at 18:41 of the second stanza. Corey Locke sent a pass to Jared Nightingale, who was skating down the right side. Nightingale snapped a shot that beat Hamilton starting goaltender Cedrick Desjardins over the left shoulder. The Wolf Pack tied the game 2-2 at 19:00. Corey Potter received the puck from Kris Newbury while positioned at the right point. Potter blasted a shot that sailed through traffic before being stopped by Desjardins. The goaltender could not control the rebound, which Dale Weise banged past Desjardins and across the goal line.

The game was decided in a shootout after neither team could score in the third frame or overtime period. P.K. Subban and Brock Trotter scored for Hamilton while Desjardins denied all shooters for Hartford to secure the win for the 'Dogs.   

The Bulldogs host their North Division rival the Toronto Marlies on Tuesday, March 9^th at 7:30 p.m. at Copps Coliseum. Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or 'TALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website.

Tickets for all Hamilton Bulldogs home games (with the exception of the February 21^st game at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec) are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster Outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666.  For more information on 'Dogs season tickets, flex packs, mini packs and group tickets call 905-529-8500 or visit www.hamiltonbulldogs.com.

Scoring Summary:

1st Period:
1. HAM - Ryan White - 15 (Aaron Palushaj, Max Pacioretty) - 0:36
2. HAM - Grant Stevenson - 6 (Mike Glumac, Alex Henry) - 4:43

2nd Period:
3. HFD - Jared Nightingale - 3 (Corey Locke, Evgeny Gratchev) - 18:41
4. HFD - Dale Weise - 20 (Corey Potter, Kris Newbury) - 19:00

3rd Period:
No Scoring

Overtime:

No Scoring

Shootout:
Hamilton: P.K. Subban - Goal                              Hartford: Corey Locke - No Goal
Brock Trotter - Goal                                                          Dale Weise - No Goal
Ryan Russell -  No Goal                                                     Kris Newbury - No Goal
Aaron Palushaj - No Goal                                                  Evgeny Gratchev - No Goal

Scoring:
Hamilton: 2-0-0-0-1--3
Hartford: 0-2-0-0-0--2

Shots:
Hamilton: 10-9-4-4-1--28
Hartford: 7-18-6-1-0--32

Goaltending:
Hamilton: Cedrick Desjardins (32 shots, 30 saves)
Hartford: Matt Zaba (27 shots, 25 saves)

Power Play:
Hamilton: 0-for-1
Hartford: 0-for-1

Attendance: 3,667

Three Stars:
1. HAM- P.K. Subban (+1, 1 shot)
2. HAM- Mike Glumac (1 assist, +1, 1 shot)
3. HFD- Dale Weise (1 goal, +1, 3 shots)

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