Rob Blasdell stopped 35 of 42 shots and added an empty net goal late in the game, propelling the Albany Attack to an 11-7 victory Friday night over the Columbus Landsharks.

Columbus struck first, on a goal by Jamie Taylor, but before the end of the first quarter, the Attack had a 4-1 advantage, courtesy of Josh Sanderson, Gary Rosyski, Jim Moss, and Mike Regan.

The Landsharks scored the first two goals of the second quarter -- from Kasey Beirnes and Gewas Schindler -- both on the power play. However, in the last four minutes of the first half, Dan Teat and Sanderson struck with man-up goals of their own, and the Attack took a 6-3 lead to intermission.

After the break, the Landsharks narrowed the deficit to 6-5 on goals by Taylor in the fourth minute and Pat Maddalena in the eleventh.

However, Sanderson prevented Columbus from getting the equalizer by scoring a power play goal. Taylor brought the game back to one-goal territory, though, by scoring in the last minute of the third quarter.

Rosyski opened the final period with a power play strike after just 84 seconds, as Rodney Tapp watched from the penalty box. Regan scored five minutes later, for a solid 9-6 lead.

However, Schindler scored just inside of five minutes to play, and Columbus had new life. Unable to get any closer in five-on-five play, the Landsharks pulled goaltender Mike Miron.

With an empty net at the other end, Blasdell bombed a shot end-to-end for a goal, with nine seconds to play. Shaydon Santos followed seven seconds later.

Blasdell's goal was the second of his career, following a long-distance strike against Philadelphia in December 2001. He joins Ted Sawicki, Devin Dalep, and Pat O'Toole as the only goaltenders in league history to score a goal.

BOX SUMMARY
                                      1  2  3  4     TOT
Albany Attack (5-6)                   4  2  1  4  --  11
Columbus Landsharks (6-6)             1  2  3  1  --   7

ALBANY ATTACK                 COLUMBUS LANDSHARKS
               G - A   PTS                   G - A   PTS
J Sanderson    3 - 0     3    Taylor         3 - 0     3
Regan          2 - 1     3    Schindler      2 - 1     3
Rosyski        2 - 0     2    Maddalena      1 - 1     2
Trudeau        0 - 2     2    Dawson         0 - 2     2
Blasdell       1 - 0     1    Beirnes        1 - 0     1
Moss           1 - 0     1    Harasym        0 - 1     1
Santos         1 - 0     1    Tapp           0 - 1     1
Teat           1 - 0     1    

Shots on goal           42    Shots on goal           42
Saves made by (GA)      35    Saves made by (GA)      31
   Blasdell (7)      35          Miron (9)         31
Penalties                9    Penalties                6
Penalty Minutes         29    Penalty Minutes         12
Power Play Chances      NA    Power Play Chances      NA
Power Play Goals         5    Power Play Goals         3
   J Sanderson        3          Beirnes            1
   Rosyski            1          Maddelena          1
   Teat               1          Schindler          1
Shorthanded Goals        0    Shorthanded Goals        0
Empty Net Goals          2    Empty Net Goals          0
   Blasdell           1          (None)
   Santos             1
Loose Balls             50    Loose Balls             84
   Woods              8          Gillespie          9
   Moss               6          Greer              9
   P Sanderson        6          Jamieson           9
                                 Maddalena          9
Faceoffs Won             8    Faceoffs Won            15
   Santos       ( 8-13)          Tapp         (15- 8)
   R Sanderson  ( 0- 2)          

*** STATS OFFICIAL BY VERIFY WITH COLUMBUS LANDSHARKS ***