Admirals Can't Bear Bruins' Attack
March 19, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
NORFOLK, VA - The Norfolk Admirals (24-38-2-5) fell to the Providence Bruins (47-15-3-3) 7-0 on Wednesday night at Norfolk Scope Arena.
Providence jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one period. Byron Bitz opened scoring with a power play goal at 3:03. Jeff Hogan scored on a shorthanded penalty shot at 16:29.
The lead grew to 5-0 after forty minutes. Nate Thompson stole the puck at his own blue line and scored a shorthanded breakaway goal 45 seconds into the second stanza. Chris Collins made it 4-0 when he found a rebound between the leg pads of Norfolk netminder Jonathan Boutin and poked it into the goal at 12:45. Jeff LoVecchio netted another Providence shorthanded goal at 18:34.
The Bruins netted two goals 12 seconds apart midway through the final frame. Matt Hendricks scored at 11:09 while Collins scored his second of the game at 11:21.
Jonathan Boutin (33 shots, 26 saves) got the loss. Marc Denis stopped all six shots he faced in relief. Tuukka Rask stopped all 27 shots he faced for the shutout victory.
Norfolk was 0-5 on the power play. Providence was 1-5.
The Admirals will continue an eight-game homestand on Friday and Saturday nights when they entertain the Lowell Devils. Both games will begin at 7:15.
To purchase tickets to any Admirals game, you may visit the Scope Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., visit any Ticketmaster outlet, call Ticketmaster at (757) 671-8100 or visit Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase Admirals season tickets, ten packs or group tickets, please stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope or call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Three Stars:
1. Tuukka Rask - PRO
2. Matt Hendricks - PRO
3. Chris Collins - PRO
Box Score
Notes: The Admirals are 7-4-1-1 in their last 13 games at Scope ... Jeff Hogan's first period goal was the first penalty shot goal allowed by the Admirals at Norfolk Scope since joining the American Hockey League in 2000-01 ... Norfolk tied its franchise record for largest margin of defeat ... The Admirals tied a franchise record by allowing two shorthanded goals ... LW Andy Contois, who was signed to a Professional Tryout Contract on Tuesday, made his American Hockey League debut ... F Norm Milley, D Andy Rogers, F Paul Szczechura and D Mario Scalzo missed the game due to injury ... Attendance: 2,917.
Pronunciations:
Boutin: boo-TAN
Denis: deh-NEE
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