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Eight Is Enough, Pirates Earn First Win over Penguins Since 2012

January 22, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Portland, ME - The Portland Pirates (24-13-1-0) skated to a 2-1 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (28-10-0-1) Friday night at the Cross Insurance Arena. The win was the Pirates' sixth in a row and first over the Penguins since December 8, 2012

In a heart-racing first period, the Pirates jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game. Brett Olson was on doorstep when he tapped-in a Brent Regner shot at the side of Matt Murray's net. Regner and Garrett Wilson were credited with the assists on Olson's 7th of the season.

A play that looked rather benign when it began proved to be the game winner for the Pirates. Murray sent the puck around the net and Wade Megan cut the puck off. Megan's sharp-angle snipe at 9:45 of the first would be the all the Pirates needed.

Wilkes-Barres/Scranton's lone goal of the game was courtesy of a Clark Seymour slap-shot at 1:26 of the second period.

The 2-1 final stands as the 13th-straight victory for the Pirates' goaltender Mike McKenna, who stands four wins away from tying Jhonas Enroth's 74 career wins with Portland. McKenna stopped 38 shots in the win, bringing the Gorham Saves for Charity to $4,890 so far this season.

The Pirates will look to gain ground on the Atlantic Division leading Penguins, as the two teams face-off again Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Arena. Be one of the first 1,000 fans through the doors to receive a Brent Regner poster courtesy of the Portland Press Herald

Portland's home stand continues on Wednesday for the second half of the Eimskip Port-to-Port Challenge. It's the second WINSday of the season! Select seats are buy-one-get-the second ticket for just a dollar! Fans can exchange tickets from the first WINSday on December 16th for a free ticket. Hot dogs from the Cross Insurance Arena concessions stands will also be just $1 all night long! And if the Pirates win, you get another ticket for the next Pirates WINSday game! To get your One Dollar WINSday tickets today, call 207-PIRATES!

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