BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS GAME NOTES BRIDGEPORT HARTFORD SOUND TIGERS WOLF PACK 46 GP, 23-17-4-2 = 52 PTS 48 GP, 21-20-4-3 = 49 PTS 4th Atlantic Division 6th Atlantic Division Wednesday, February 7, 2018 11 a.m. ET @ XL Center Bridgeport Game 47 Bridgeport Road Game 23 AHL Game 690 Refs: Terry Koharski, Evgenii Romasko Linesmen: Nick Briganti, Kyle Richetelle BRI 2017-18 HFD THE STORY COMING IN The Bridgeport Sound Tigers renew their in-state rivalry against the Hartford Wolf Pack this morning with 23-17-4-2 Record 21-20-4-3 an 11 a.m. puck drop at the XL Center. It’s the second of three games that will start before noon and the 14-7-1-2 Home 12-10-2-0 Sound Tigers’ only morning contest on the road this season. Last time out, Bridgeport earned a 3-1 win in its inaugural matchup against the Belleville Senators on Saturday, led by captain Ben Holmstrom’s first 9-10-3-0 Away 9-10-2-3 two-goal performance since Mar. 26, 2011. Connor Jones also scored his fifth goal of the season and 16.8% (13) PP 19.0% (9) Christopher Gibson made 24 saves to backstop his 17th victory - tied for fourth in the AHL. 86.7% (2) PK 82.8% (14) SOUND TIGERS VS. WOLF PACK 14.57 (9) PIM (Avg) 12.08 (23) Today’s contest marks the eighth of 10 meetings between the Sound Tigers and Wolf Pack this season, and the fourth of five matchups in the state’s capital city. Bridgeport is 5-1-0-1 against Hartford this year, 2.80 (21) Goals For/ 2.73 (23) but the teams haven’t met since Jan. 10 when the Wolf Pack recorded a 2-1 shootout victory at Webster 2.65 (4) Against 3.29 (25) Bank Arena. Travis St. Denis and Peter Holland each scored in regulation, while Ryan Gropp netted 31.43 (8) Shots For/ 30.65 (13) the only tally in a three-round shootout for Hartford. However, Bridgeport is 3-0-0-0 at the XL Center this 26.11 (1) Against 32.65 (27) season, including a 5-1 win on Dec. 23. BRI LEADERS HFD VIEW FROM HARTFORD Fritz - X Points Holland - X The Wolf Pack have won five straight games at home and enter this morning’s contest on a seven-game 37 33 point streak overall (6-0-1-0), including a 3-1 victory against the Providence Bruins last Saturday. Steven Fogarty (shorthanded), Vinni Lettieri and Ryan Gropp each found the back of the net, while Alexandre Eansor Goals Lettieri - X Georgiev made 16 saves on 17 shots. John Gilmour was quiet for the second straight outing, but the 16 14 All-Star defensemen continues to rank ninth among AHL blue-liners in scoring (25 points). Hartford’s Fritz - X Assists 2 Tied recent success has lifted the team to sixth place in the Atlantic Division standings, just four points behind 27 20 the fifth-place Charlotte Checkers. However, the Wolf Pack have lost Lettieri (leading goal scorer), Peter Holland (leading point scorer) and Anthony DeAngelo due to call-ups with the NY Rangers since Jan. 30. Johnston - X PIM Crawley 113 74 KING OF THE CREASE Christopher Gibson allowed just one goal in each of his two starts last week and the fifth-year netminder Gibson Wins Georgiev 17 10 now ranks eighth in the AHL in goals-against-average (2.34) and tied for fourth in wins (17). In addition, Gibson’s 24-save victory on Saturday put him in sole possession of fifth place on the Sound Tigers’ all- 2017-18 Season Series: 5-1-0-1 time wins list with his 42nd career victory, which passed Dieter Kochan (2003-05). Gibson is 5-2-0 over his last seven starts, allowing two goals or fewer in those games. Oct. 22 HFD at BRI 6-3 W Oct. 27 BRI at HFD 5-1 W BALANCING ACT Nov. 11 HFD at BRI 1-2 L Secondary scoring was crucial in Saturday’s win against Belleville and a balanced offense has been a Nov. 15 BRI at HFD 2-1 OTW theme for the Sound Tigers this season. The third and fourth lines accounted for all three goals against Nov. 24 HFD at BRI 7-3 W the Senators, as Ben Holmstrom scored two goals for the first time with Bridgeport and Connor Jones Dec. 23 BRI at HFD 5-1 W chipped in his fifth tally of the year. As a team, the Sound Tigers have just one player in the AHL’s top 80 Jan. 10 HFD at BRI 1-2 SOL in goal scoring (Scott Eansor – 16) and no active players in the top 140 in points. Bridgeport is 21st in Feb. 7 BRI at HFD 11 a.m. the League with 2.80 goals per game on average. Feb. 18 HFD at BRI 3 p.m. QUICK HITS Mar. 31 BRI at HFD 7 p.m. The Sound Tigers have outshot their opponent 35 times in 46 games this season (76.1%)… Bridgeport has allowed a power-play goal in three straight games, but its penalty kill remains second in the AHL BRI vs. HFD GP G A PTS (86.7%)… Leading goal-scorer Scott Eansor missed Saturday’s game due to injury - the first time he D. Toews (BRI) 6 3 5 8 was scratched in his pro career... The Wolf Pack open a six-game road trip following today’s contest... Hartford has been outscored 58-40 in third periods this season. M. Dal Colle (BRI) 7 1 7 8 T. St. Denis (BRI) 7 3 3 6 AFFILIATE REPORT T. Fritz (BRI)* 7 1 4 5 NHL: New York Islanders (26-22-6): Next at Buffalo Sabres - Friday, 7 p.m. ET R. Johnston (BRI)* 7 1 4 5 ECHL: Worcester Railers (19-19-4-2): Next vs. Reading Royals - Tonight, 7:05 p.m. ET Recent Transactions: Bridgeport Bridgeport Last 3 / Next 3 Games Jan. 29 - Tanner Fritz (F) recalled by NY Islanders (NHL) Jan. 27 vs. Hershey 3-1 W Feb. 10 vs. Providence 7 p.m. Jan. 29 - Ross Johnston (F) recalled by NY Islanders (NHL) Feb. 2 vs. Springfield 0-1 L Feb. 11 vs. Syracuse 7 p.m. Jan. 26 - Jeff Kubiak (F) loaned to Worcester (ECHL) Feb. 3 vs. Belleville 3-1 W Feb. 13 vs. Lehigh Valley 7 p.m. Recent Transactions: Hartford Hartford Last 3 / Next 3 Games Feb. 4 - Vinni Lettieri (F) recalled by NY Rangers (NHL) Jan. 27 vs. Charlotte 4-0 W Feb. 9 @ Syracuse 7 p.m. Jan. 30 - Anthony DeAngelo (D) recalled by NY Rangers (NHL) Feb. 2 @ Providence 1-2 OTL Feb. 10 @ Hershey 7 p.m. Jan. 30 - Peter Holland (F) recalled by NY Rangers (NHL) Feb. 3 vs. Providence 3-1 W Feb. 13 @ Charlotte 7 p.m. Bridgeport Sound Tigers: Numerical Roster 24 Players # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 2 Seth Helgeson D 6’4 209 Oct. 8, 1990 Faribault, MN 3 Patrick Cullity D 6’2 201 Jan. 26, 1987 Tewksbury, MA 4 Mitch Vande Sompel D 5’10 190 Feb. 11, 1997 London, ON 7 Devon Toews D 6’1 174 Feb. 21, 1994 Abbotsford, BC 8 Kyle Burroughs D 6’0 203 Jul. 12, 1995 Langley, BC 10 Ryan Bourque F 5’9 185 Jan. 3, 1991 Topsfield, MA 12 Josh Holmstrom F 6’0 181 Sept. 5, 1989 Colorado Springs, CO 14 Kane Lafranchise D 6’1 196 May 27, 1988 Edmonton, AB 15 Stephen Gionta F 5’7 174 Oct. 9, 1983 Rochester, NY 16 Kyle Schempp F 6’0 183 Jan. 13, 1994 Saginaw, MI 17 Michael Dal Colle F 6’3 198 Jun. 20, 1996 Richmond Hill, ON 18 John Stevens F 6’2 194 Apr. 17, 1994 Sea Isle City, NJ 20 Scott Eansor F 5’9 174 Jan. 3, 1996 Englewood, CO 21 Ben Holmstrom F 6’1 201 Apr. 9, 1987 Colorado Springs, CO 24 Travis St. Denis F 5’7 170 Sept. 17, 1992 Trail, BC 25 Casey Bailey F 6’3 194 Oct. 27, 1991 Anchorage, AK 26 Josh Ho-Sang F 6’0 172 Jan. 22, 1996 Toronto, ON 27 Parker Wotherspoon D 6’0 172 Aug. 24, 1997 Surrey, BC 28 Kellen Jones F 5’9 181 Aug. 16, 1990 Montrose, BC 29 Connor Jones F 5’9 176 Aug. 16, 1990 Montrose, BC 33 Christopher Gibson G 6’1 187 Dec. 27, 1992 Karkkila, FIN 37 Steve Bernier F 6’3 220 Mar. 31, 1985 Quebec City, QC 41 Mike Cornell D 5’11 190 Mar. 12, 1988 Franklin, MA 70 Kristers Gudlevskis G 6’3 218 Jul. 31, 1992 Aizkraukle, LAT Goal Streaks Assist Streaks Point Streaks 1 - Ben Holmstrom: 2/3/18 vs. BEL 1 - Kyle Schempp: 2/3/18 vs. BEL 1 - 7 Tied: 2/3/18 vs. BEL 1 - Connor Jones: 2/3/18 vs. BEL 1 - Josh Holmstrom: 2/3/18 vs. BEL 1 - Josh Ho-Sang: 2/3/18 vs. BEL 1 - Travis St. Denis: 2/3/18 vs. BEL 1 - Kane Lafranchise:: 2/3/18 vs. BEL Pronunciation Guide # Name First Last 2 Seth Helgeson HELL-geh-suhn 3 Patrick Cullity KUHL-iht-ee 4 Mitch Vande Sompel VAN-duh SAAHM-pull 7 Devon Toews deh-VOHN TAYVS 8 Kyle Burroughs BUHR-ohz 10 Ryan Bourque BOHRK 12 Josh Holmstrom HOLM-strum 14 Kane Lafranchise luh-FRAN-chize 15 Stephen Gionta jee-OHN-tuh 16 Kyle Schempp SHEMP 17 Michael Dal Colle dal-KOHL 18 John Stevens STEE-vens 20 Scott Eansor EHN-ser 21 Ben Holmstrom HOLM-strum 24 Travis St.
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