GDT: #5 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins @ Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Broctober 19th | 7:00 PM | F/SOL 3-2

[Rengi]

GAME PREVIEW: PENGUINS vs SOUND TIGERS

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OPENING NIGHT - OCTOBER 19 - BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT

The Sound Tigers season kicks off with the home opener on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m., featuring Breast Cancer Awareness Night, presented by All Electric Construction and Communication. The first 2,500 fans will receive a pink rally towel and all cancer survivors will get a free pink bandana. In addition, the Sound Tigers will sport specialty pink warm-up jerseys that will be auctioned off during the game, benefitting American Cancer Society, Seymour Pink and the Get In Touch Foundation. Bridgeport will face the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, in its 19th home opener in the Park City.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Bridgeport Sound Tigers

WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport
LIVE RADIO: www.bit.ly/BSTRadio
WATCH AHLTV: www.theahl.com/AHLTV
*Broadcast begins at 6:45 p.m. ET
RECORDS: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2-2-1-0; Bridgeport 1-2-1-0
SEASON SERIES: First meeting of six. The teams split eight games last season.

LAST MEETING: Bridgeport won 5-2 on the road April 13 to end the 2018-19 season.

ABOUT THE PENGUINS: Parent Pittsburgh, with several injuries in the early going, have recalled three forwards from the WBS Penguins, C’s Joseph Blandisi and Sam Lafferty plus LW Adam Johnson. ... Mike Vellucci, who coached Charlotte to the Calder Cup last year, took over the Penguins this season. ... RW Stefan Noesen, signed to a contract at the start of the season, leads the team at 6-0-6. D David Warsofsky is 1-4-5.

ABOUT THE SOUND TIGERS: Bridgeport split two games in Charlotte last weekend. ... The New York Islanders assigned D Bode Wilde to Bridgeport. Recovering from an ankle injury, it’s unclear when he’ll debut. ... C Otto Koivula is day-to-day (upper body). RW Steve Bernier (upper) returned to practice after missing three games. ... The Islanders called up RW Oliver Wahlstrom on Monday to make his NHL debut. ... LW Erik Brown (lower) is out long-term after suffering an injury in the preseason.


HEAD TO HEAD

Previous Season
	4-4-0-0		4-3-1-0
Current Season
	0-0-0-0		0-0-0-0
Last 5 Seasons
	13-11-2-0		13-11-2-0

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TOP SCORERS

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
#19 Stefan Noesen (6-1-7) #5 David Warsofsky (1-4-5) #11 Oula Palve (0-4-4) #9 Jake Lucchini (2-1-3) #26 Andrew Agozzino (0-3-3) [TBODY] [/TBODY]	#14 Matt Lorito (3-1-4) #36 Jeff Kubiak (1-2-3) #24 Travis St. Denis (0-2-2) #20 Kieffer Bellows (1-1-2) #27 Parker Wotherspoon (0-2-2) [TBODY] [/TBODY]

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LAST 5 GAMES

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
3-5 W vs Binghamton (2019-10-16) 1-5 L @ Hershey (2019-10-13) 4-3 L vs Utica (2019-10-12) 1-4 L @ Lehigh Valley (2019-10-11) 4-3 W @ Hershey (2019-10-05) [TBODY] [/TBODY]	1-4 L @ Charlotte (2019-10-12) 4-2 W @ Charlotte (2019-10-11) 3-4 L @ Hartford (2019-10-06) 1-5 L @ Springfield (2019-10-05) [TBODY] [/TBODY]

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MATCH UP

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Season Record	2-2-0-1	1-2-0-1
Last 10 Games	2-2-0-1	1-2-0-1
Streak	1-0-0-0	0-1-0-0
Last Game	3-5 W vs Binghamton (2019-10-16)	1-4 L @ Charlotte (2019-10-12)
Home Record	1-0-0-1	0-0-0-0
Away Record	1-2-0-0	1-2-0-1
Goals For	14	9
Goals Against	19	15
Power Plays	4/18 (22.22%)	1/14 (7.14%)
Power Plays (Home)	2/7 (28.57%)	/0 (0%)
Power Plays (Away)	2/11 (18.18%)	1/14 (7.14%)
Penalty Killing	5/21 (23.81%)	3/19 (15.79%)
Penalty Killing (Home)	2/8 (75%)	/0 (0%)
Penalty Killing (Away)	3/13 (76.92%)	3/19 (84.21%)

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NEWS & NOTES:

THE STORY COMING IN
Following four straight road games to open the season, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (1-2-1-0), American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, return to Webster Bank Arena this evening for their 2019-20 home opener - a 7 p.m. puck drop against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (2-2-1-0). The Sound Tigers are looking to get back to .500 after splitting a two-game slate in Charlotte, NC last weekend, including a 4-1 loss in their last outing on Saturday. Arnaud Durandeau scored the lone goal in his professional debut (on his first pro shot), while NY Islanders' 23rd overall pick Simon Holmstrom recorded his first North American point with an assist. Jared Coreau made 26 saves between the pipes.

TIGERS VS. PENGUINS

Tonight's game is the first of six meetings between the Sound Tigers and Penguins this year, and the first of three matchups at Webster Bank Arena. Bridgeport went 4-3-1-0 against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last season and 2-2-0-0 in those games at home. The Sound Tigers also defeated the Penguins 5-2 in their final game of the 2018-19 regular season.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Sound Tigers return to the friendly confines of Webster Bank Arena this weekend and will play each of their next three games at home. Last season, Bridgeport was one of the strongest teams on home ice, going 26-7-3-2 and collecting 57 points - tied for the most in the AHL. The Sound Tigers' 128 goals at home were also fifth most in the league.

DURANDEAU DEBUTS STRONG
Arnaud Durandeau, the NY Islanders’ sixth-round pick in 2017, made his pro debut on Saturday and scored Bridgeport’s lone goal in the third period. The 20-year-old Montreal native joins the Sound Tigers after four successful seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Halifax Mooseheads, where he recorded career highs in goals (38), assists (35) and points (73) in just 68 games last season.

LORITO LIGHTING THE LAMP
Matt Lorito opened the season with three goals in the first three games, becoming the first player to do so for the Sound Tigers since Bracken Kearns in 2015-16. He currently leads the team in goals (3) and points (4) and has 20 points (8g, 12a) in 27 career outings with Bridgeport dating back to last season. Lorito began his Sound Tigers career with points in five straight games (2g, 6a).

JOINING THE BIG CLUB
Rookie forward Oliver Wahlstrom earned his first NHL recall on Monday and made his debut with the New York Islanders in their thrilling win against the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. Prior to reaching the NHL, Wahlstrom had three goals and three assists in just nine games during his young Sound Tigers career, which dates back to March. He was selected 11th overall in the 2018 NHL Draft.

QUICK HITS
Colin McDonald played his 700th AHL game last weekend in Charlotte... He is trying to crack into the top 50 in all-time AHL games played, currently sitting 50 appearances behind Noel Price and Jeff Hoggan... Chris Gibson is third on the team's all-time wins list (67), two behind Kevin Poulin (2010-15)... Steve Bernier is tied for fifth on the club's all-time goals list (61), 10 behind Jeff Tambellini (2005-09)...Tanner Fritz is 10th on the all-time points list (129), one behind Justin Mapletoft (2001-05)... Bode Wilde, the Islanders' second-round pick in 2018, was loaned to the Sound Tigers on Wednesday.


VIEW FROM WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON
Led by defending Calder Cup champion head coach Mike Vellucci, who was hired by the Penguins on June 19, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is .500 through its first five games of the season. The Penguins beat Binghamton 5-3 in their last outing on Wednesday, propelled by Stefan Noesen's two goals at home. In fact, Noesen leads the AHL with six goals in five games (tied with Utica's Reid Boucher) and is tied for second in points (6). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is without some heavy hitters tonight, however, as Joseph Blandisi, Sam Lafferty and Adam Johnson have all been recalled by Pittsburgh due to injuries up top.

 

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LINE-UPS

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS

Forwards:
Bellows-St. Denis-Schilkey
Lorito-Kubiak-S.Holmstrom
Durandeau-Stevens-Bernier
R.Bourque-Jobst-McDonald (A)
Defense:
Wotherspoon-Burroughs (C)
Helgeson (A)-MacKinnon
Aho-Hutton

Goaltenders:
Gibson
Coreau

 

[Rengi]

Early lead...

 

[Rengi]

1st apple for Mason Jobst in his pro career...

 

[Rengi]

Unfortunately, we are tied at 1-1.

 

[Rengi]

We are down 1-2 after a Baby Pens PP tally...

 

[Rengi]

MacKinnon, Holmstrom start a rush on which Kubiak draws a hook. Bellows, St. Denis, Lorito, Schilkey and Aho start

 

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PP: Aho takes it right point to left point to left circle and hits the post; puck bounces off a body back into the crease, and Schilkey dives to put it in with 46.0 left in the first. First PPG since opening night. 2-2.

 

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[Rengi]

Shots 13-8 Bridgeport after one. They got there in roller-coastery fashion.

 

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Here we go! 2nd period started...

 

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... Penalty killed!

Hutton again to the penalty box...

 

[Rengi]

... Penalty killed!

Hutton again to the penalty box...

.... Another #SoundTigers penalty killed!

 

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[Rengi]

No scoring in the second; still 2-2. Shots 20-18 BPT, 10-7 WBS in the period.

The 2nd period had a lot of penalties and flow in game was always interrupted.
Holmstrom still with learning the North American game, but also with a few nice moments as well drawing a penalty. Aho rang it from the post on PP.

Jobst with a solid game; Durandeau with good physical play on 3rd line. Aho and Bellows look strong on the puck today.

 

[24diving]

Thanks for the updates rengi

 

[Rengi]

Thanks for the updates rengi

You are welcome, just try to provide us with a info panel for the game!
It is not GDT like with the Isles game going on same time lol ...

 

[Rengi]

On to the third! Let's get this!

 

[buud]

On to the third! Let's get this!

Good to hear. we could use his skillset up at the Isle. How's Holmstrom?

 

[eoin92]

Still looking for that damn fire stick remote.

 

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[Rengi]

Good to hear. we could use his skillset up at the Isle. How's Holmstrom?

Holmstrom is steady on the defensive side and moving his feet, but you can see still needing some things to fine-tune to the NA game.

 

[Rengi]

Jobst draws a Palve hook with 9:18 left. Fifth BPT PP.