Springfield Falcons 10, Connecticut Whale 2

By Wil Goldsholl    Hartford, CT, November 4, 2012 - The Springfield Falcons defeated the Connecticut Whale at the XL Center in Hartford Sunday night. The Falcons dominated scoring, winning by a final count of 10-2. Former Whale players Tim Erixon (goal and three assists, +6) and Jonathan Audy-Marchessault (goal and two assists, +4) combined for seven points and a +10 for Springfield in the game, and Nick Drazenovic and Ryan Johansen had two goals apiece for the Falcons. The Falcons got busy in the offensive zone early and demonstrated why they only have one regulation loss on the season. Several minutes of sustained pressure led to a second chance goal by Erixon, his first of the year, assisted by Tomas Kubalik and Audy-Marchessault at 3:54. Erixon returned the favor to Audy-Marchessault when he fed a break-in pass that allowed for a cross crease chance and Audy-Marchessault’s fourth goal of the 2012-2013 season at 11:53. Just 23 seconds later Erixon picked up h...