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GAME DAY BLOG: Falcons vs. Sound Tigers

Saturday, 10.27.2012 / 3:00 PM
By Rob Mixer - BlueJackets.com / CBJ Today


4:15 P.M. -- As part of our trip to Springfield a few days back, we spent time with some of the Blue Jackets' top prospects playing for the Falcons. One of them is defenseman Tim Erixon, who was acquired over the summer in a trade with the New York Rangers and is playing very well for the Falcons.

Check out Tim's prospect profile, courtesy of JacketsTV:

4:00 P.M. -- We caught up with Blue Jackets senior advisor (and Hockey Hall of Famer) Craig Patrick recently to talk about Springfield's strong start and what he likes about this year's Falcons club.

You can catch his exclusive comments right here on JacketsTV:

3:45 P.M. --You want pictures? We've got pictures. Thanks to our friends in Springfield, here are some pretty sweet images of the Falcons' hot start to 2012-13...









3:00 P.M. -- Welcome back to the BlueJackets.com game day blog, where we cover all things Springfield Falcons all the way through the end of the game. It has been quite a start for Springfield, which holds a 4-1-0 record for the first time in the team's 19-year history after a 3-0 win last night in Providence.

It wasn't the prettiest of wins last night, but they all count the same. Curtis McElhinney was terrific in making 33 saves and keeping his team steady between the pipes. The Falcons killed off a 5-on-3 in the first period and seemed to grab momentum from there, getting a two-man advantage goal of their own from Nick Drazenovic just minutes later.

Ryan Russell scored his first goal of the year in his season debut, and it gave Springfield a 2-0 lead in the second period. Cam Atkinson made it a three-goal advantage with a rebound goal in the third period, and the Falcons' defense held the fort the rest of the way.

To kick things off on today's game day blog, let's check out Brad Larsen's post-game comments from last night courtesy of our friends at JacketsTV:

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WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39
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STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
V. Prospal 48 12 18 3 30
M. Letestu 46 13 14 7 27
M. Gaborik 47 12 15 -3 27
F. Tyutin 48 4 18 9 22
B. Dubinsky 29 2 18 2 20
N. Foligno 45 6 13 6 19
J. Johnson 44 5 14 -5 19
A. Anisimov 35 11 7 -6 18
C. Atkinson 35 9 9 9 18
R. Umberger 48 8 10 3 18
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
S. Bobrovsky 21 11 6 .932 2.00
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