Saturday, December 19 , 2009

Devils Shutout By Monarchs, 2-0
Lowell’s win streak ends at three as McKenna makes 29 saves

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Jonathan Bernier made 34 saves and picked up his fourth shutout of the season as the Lowell Devils fell to the Manchester Monarchs, 2-0, on Saturday at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

After a scoreless opening period, Oscar Moeller gave Manchester the only goal it would need just 22 seconds into second.  Alec Martinez settled a bouncing puck at the Devil’s blueline and sent a shot toward the net as Moeller skated across the crease to tip it over the shoulder of Mike McKenna. 

Scott Parse put the game out of reach with 4.5 seconds left in regulation with an unassisted empty-net goal.  McKenna suffered the loss for Lowell despite stopping 29-of-30 shots. 

The Lowell Devils skate into Providence to battle the Bruins on Sunday, December 20 at 7:05PM. Tune into AM-1510 or go to ahllive.com to listen to all of the live Devils action.  For tickets or information for Devils home games, call (978) 458-PUCK (7825) or visit lowelldevilshockey.com.

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