IceCats take a bite out of Falcons
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Courtesy of the Associated Press |
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Andrei Troschinsky scored two goals and assisted on another and Mark Rycroft had four assists as the Worcester IceCats beat the Springfield Falcons 7-6 in American Hockey League victory Friday night.
Troschinski had both of his goals in a five-goal outburst in the opening period as the IceCats took a 5-1 lead and chased Springfield goaltender Patrick DesRochers.
Justin Papineau, Pascal Rheaume and Doug Friedman also tallied for Worcester.
Ryan Lauzon had the only first-period goal for the Falcons.
Papineau and Mike Peluso scored for Worcester in the second period, but Eric Healy and Chris Winnes countered for Springfield. Healy scored a goal and Frederic Bouchard put two in the net to bring the Falcons within striking distance, but the IceCats held on for the victory.
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