Dayton Wastes Epic Performances by Elliot and Defense, Comes Up Short Against Falcons in 3-2 Defeat...

Elliott ranks 2nd in CCHL Goalie Rankings

    Brian Elliot did everything he could do to stop the Fort Erie Falcons tonight.

 Allowing three goals on sixty-two Falcon shots, Elliot's 59 saves tonight was a heroic effort, but it wasn't enough.

"Yeah, we really wanted this one tonight. We were embarrassed on opening night when they beat us 9-1 and wanted to play much better. We did play better tonight, but we just couldn't get that tying goal." said Elliott.

With his 59 save showing, Elliott moved into second place in the CCHL Goalie ratings with a 32.3 overall rating, behind only Springfield's Bobrovsky.

After a scoreless first period, all five goals were scored in the second. Fort Erie's Tyler Seguin and Sam Reinhart scored to put the Falcons up by two. Seven minutes later Sean Monahan scored his fourth goal of the year to draw the Musicmen within one. Reinhart then set up Nazem Kadri for his 11th goal of the season, to make it 3-1 Falcons. Dayton's Nate MacKinnon scored his 4th goal, unassisted with just under 5 minutes left in the period to end the scoring for the game.

There was a total of two minors, both taken by Fort Erie, in the entire game.

"We were very pleased with the guys' level of self-control throughout the entire game. The Falcon's were running around a bit and started to take some liberties, but we stayed away from that stuff pretty well."

"After Brian started stoning him, and our D started blocking a bunch of their shots Fort Erie started getting frustrated." said GM Bill Corfield.

Speaking of the defence, Dayton's defensive corps blocked ten shots. Fedor Tyutin had four blocks himself this evening, giving him 13 on the season, which leads all players in the CCHL. Dayton leads all teams with 46 blocks on the season.

While Tyutin refused to address questions about his future with the Musicmen, Corfield admitted the veteran defenseman had caught the attention of a few different teams around the league.

"Yes, a handful teams have called and asked about Fedor. He's a UFA after this season, he's healthy, he's a plus 9 and leads the league in shots blocked. Any team that needs to cut down on their shots against should consider contacting me." said Corfield.

It has been reported that Corfield is seeking a 3rd or a 5th and an 8th for Tyutin.

Next up for Dayton: 

The Seattle Reign, tied for the worst record in the league will be here for Sunday's 7:00pm game.

Notes:

*Dylan Larkin played a total of one shift tonight. "Dylan needs to get off the ice when his line's shift is over. We're not putting up with crap like that. Who does he think he is, Alexie Kovalev?" said Corfield.

*Jeremy Smith is hopeful to get his first start of the 17-18 season this Sunday.

*Sunday night's game is free hat night.