Sep 18 2008
Bogosian’s two-point night not enough as Thrashers fall in tourney final
By Bud L. Ellis
thrashers.today.com
ATLANTA – Impressive as they were in the round-robin portion of the Traverse City Prospect Evaluation Tournament, the Atlanta Thrashers could not slow down the Dallas Stars in the second half of Wednesday night’s championship game.
After battling back from a 3-1 first-period deficit to tie the game with two goals in the first 6:19 of the second, the Thrashers were steamrolled, allowing five unanswered goals in losing 8-3 in the tournament final.
The highlight for the Thrashers was a two-point performance from first-round draft pick Zach Bogosian. The 18-year-old defenseman, who impressed during his play in the tournament, tied the game at 1-1 on a power play goal at 13:54 of the first. After Angelo Esposito – acquired in the Marian Hossa deal at last season’s trade deadline – scored at the 2:09 mark of the second, Bogosian and Grant Lewis assisted on Danick Paquette’s game-tying goal, the power-play tally coming at 6:19 of the second.
But the Stars grabbed control from there, taking the lead just 1:53 after Paquette’s goal. Dallas scored seven minutes after that to carry a 5-3 lead into the second intermission, and broke it wide open with three goals in the third.
Spencer Machacek, who also played well in the tournament, assisted on Esposito’s goal. Bogosian, Paquette and Carter Bancks each led Atlanta with four shots on goal.
Chris Carrozzi took the loss in goal, stopping just 20 of 28 shots.
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