AEROS POSTGAME, DEC. 21
BULLDOGS 5, AEROS 0

HOUSTON --- The Houston Aeros set a season-high for shots in the second period with 23 but that effort couldn’t propel them past the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 5-0 loss Tuesday night at Toyota Center.

Bulldogs goalie Curtis Sanford turned aside all 38 shots he faced to hand the Aeros their fourth consecutive defeat.

BOXSCORE

GAMEDAY AUDIO CLIPS

Hamilton’s David Desharnais registered a four-point night, scoring a pair of shorthanded goals and adding two helpers. Ryan Russell collected two assists for the Bulldogs, while Dustin Boyd scored the only goal Hamilton needed 9:12 into the opening stanza.

Aeros goalie Anton Khudobin took the loss, stopping 12 of 17 shots in the first 33:02 of action. Matt Hackett replaced Khudobin in the second period and stopped 12 shots.

Houston returns home Sunday, Dec. 26 against Texas at 4:05 p.m. The annual Guns vs. Hoses game, featuring Houston Police vs. the Houston Fire Department, takes place immediately after. Police and Fire Department personnel receive free tickets to the game by calling the Aeros at 713-974-PUCK (7825) while family member tickets are $8. Tickets grant admission to both the Aeros and Guns vs. Hoses games.

Call 713-974-7825 (PUCK) for more information on Aeros tickets and other promotions.

DECIDING GOAL
Boyd (9:12, 1st)

POWER PLAYS
HOU: 0/5
HAM: 1/4

GOALIES
HOU: Khudobin (12/17, L; Hackett, 12/12, ND)
HAM: Sanford (38/38, W)

TEAM RECORDS
HOU: 16-15-1-2
HAM: 19-9-1-3

AEROS STARTERS
F: Gillies, Kalus, Peters
D: Noreau Falk
G: Khudobin

AEROS SCRATCHES
Zingoni, Almond, Palmer, Cuma

NEXT GAME
Dec. 26 vs. Texas, 4:05 p.m. CST

BOMB DROPPINGS
Houston’s 23 shots in the second period eclipsed the previous high of 16 in the middle stanza, set on Oct. 22 vs. PEO. The team record for shots in one period is 25; it’s happened twice, most recently Oct. 26, 2003 in a 2-1 loss vs. Utah…The Aeros were held scoreless for the fifth time this season…Houston has gone 158:43 without a goal. The season-long scoreless drought is 158:50…Hamilton scored three goals in the first period to tie an opponent season-high in the opening frame. It has happened twice before; most recently Dec. 15 at Grand Rapids…The last recorded time the Aeros allowed multiple shorthanded goals in one game at home was May 7, 2006. The result was a 7-4 loss vs. Milwaukee in Game 3 in the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.