AHL Playoff update:AEROS KNOCK OUT THE BULLDOGS IN 7 GAMES

        Last night in Houston, the Aeros were looking to knock out the Bulldogs on there 4th try. They went up 3-0 in the series, then lost 3, and were looking to finally get a win. They got off to a good start, just 7 minutes in, Rau scored to make it 1-0. 9 seconds later, Wellman scored to make it 2-0 Houston. But the Dogs didn't give up. Just 2 minutes later, Boyd scored to cut the lead to 1. 4 minutes later, Carle's point shot went in to tie the game. 2:42 into the second, Wellman scored again to give the Aeros a 3-2 lead. Palushaj would tie it. But late in the third, Disalvatore scored to give the Aeros a 4-3 lead. That would be your final.

       The Aeros knock out the Bulldogs in 7 games.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
1. HOU – Chad Rau – 6 (Patrick O’Sullivan) – 7:03
2. HOU – Casey Wellman – 4 (Unassisted) – 7:12
3. HAM – Dustin Boyd – 5 (Mathieu Carle, Drew MacIntyre) – 9:13
4. HAM – Mathieu Carle – 3 (Nigel Dawes) – 13:21 (PP)

2nd Period:
5. HOU – Casey Wellman – 5 (Jean-Michel Daoust, Justin Falk) – 2:42
6. HAM – Aaron Palushaj – 7 (Dustin Boyd, Nigel Dawes) – 9:57 (PP)

3rd Period:
7. HOU – Jon DiSalvatore – 5 (Patrick O’Sullivan, Chad Rau) – 18:47

Scoring:
Houston: 2-1-1—4
Hamilton: 2-1-0--3

Shots:
Houston: 12-8-14—34
Hamilton: 7-8-12—27

Goaltending:
Houston: Matt Hackett (27 shots, 24 saves)
Hamilton: Drew MacIntyre (34 shots, 30 saves)

Power Play:
Houston: 0-for-1
Hamilton: 2-for-3

Attendance: 6,117