Connecticut Whale 4, Manchester Monarchs 1
By Brian Ring
Manchester, NH, February 11, 2012 – The Connecticut Whale defeated the Manchester Monarchs, 4-1, Saturday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Casey Wellman both scored and added an assist for the Whale, who won their fifth straight game.
The Whale scored three times in a key second period burst to power their victory over the Monarchs, improving to 2-0-0-0 against Manchester this season. The five straight wins matches a season high for Connecticut.
“We had a good start again tonight, we did a lot of things right,” said Whale head coach Ken Gernander. “I thought it was a solid effort throughout, five-on-five, special teams, goaltending. I thought there were a lot of good things.”
Neither team would score in the first period, but the Whale heavily outshot their opponents in the opening frame for the second straight night, totaling 17 shots to Manchester’s eight. Chad Johnson ...
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