Figren's Winner Lifts Tigers Over Devils In Shootout
February 17, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- Robin Figren scored the game-winning goal in the shootout and Scott Munroe made 23 saves as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers defeated the Lowell Devils, 3-2 in a shootout, Wednesday night at Arena at Harbor Yard. With the win, the Sound Tigers move into sole possession of fifth place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 25-23-3-6.
"I thought it was a great team effort," Head Coach Jack Capuano said. "All four of our forward lines played very well tonight."
The shootout was scoreless until the third round when Greg Mauldin lifted a backhand shot into the top of the net to give Bridgeport the lead. Down to their final shooter, Lowell stayed in the game as Patrick Davis snapped a shot just under the cross-bar in the fifth round. Figren used a multi-deke move, sliding the puck around McKenna, to win the game for the Sound Tigers.
"I felt confident shooting with the game on the line," Figren said. "It's a situation I have experienced before this year."
Michael Swift opened the scoring for Lowell eight minutes into the game. As Lowell finished a power-play, Matt Corrente sent a hard pass through the crease to Swift who snapped a one-timer into the top of the net for his 13th goal of the season.
Brad Mills made it 2-0 Lowell 3:06 into the second period. Rob Davison fired a shot from the slot that Munroe turned aside. However, the rebound bounced right to Mills, standing at the bottom of the face-off circle, and he hammered the puck into the open side of the net.
The second period saw the Sound Tigers outshoot the Devils 13-6. Bridgeport had two chances to score early on as McKenna stopped Jesse Joensuu on a breakaway and, moments later, Figren misfired on an open net in a 2-on-1 situation.
Mauldin put the Sound Tigers on the board at the 7:06 mark of the second. After a sustained pressure sequence in the Devils zone, Joensuu found Mauldin with a centering pass and Mauldin drove a shot over McKenna's shoulder to tally his team-leading 19th goal of the year.
Moore tied the game for the Sound Tigers at the 6:08 mark of the third period. Mark Flood ripped a shot from the blue-line that Moore tipped in front of the net, redirecting the puck past McKenna for his 14th goal of the year.
Bridgeport outshot Lowell 35-25 in the game. McKenna made 33 saves for the Devils.
The Sound Tigers return to action Friday when they visit the Hartford Wolf Pack. Face-off at the XL Center is set for 7:00 pm. The Sound Tigers are back home Saturday night as they host the Abbotsford Heat at 7:00 pm. The game will feature the annual Youth Hockey Shootout. For individual game tickets, please call TicketMaster at 1-800-745-3000.
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Lowell Devils 2 At Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 (SO) - Status: Final SO Feb 17, 2010 - Arena at Harbor Yard
Lowell 1 1 0 0 - 2 Bridgeport 0 1 1 0 - 3
1st Period-1, Lowell, Swift 13 (Corrente, Murphy), 8:01 (pp). Penalties-Witt Bri (delay of game), 5:56; Haskins Bri (roughing), 6:15; Magnan Low (fighting), 11:04; Perkovich Low (roughing), 11:04; Martin Bri (fighting), 11:04; Smith Bri (boarding), 14:20.
2nd Period-2, Lowell, Mills 9 (Davison, Vasyunov), 3:06. 3, Bridgeport, Mauldin 19 (Joensuu, Wotton), 7:06. Penalties-Corrente Low (hooking), 9:08; Wotton Bri (tripping), 15:41; Davis Low (diving), 17:44; Gleed Bri (hooking), 17:44.
3rd Period-4, Bridgeport, Moore 14 (Flood, Smith), 6:08 (pp). Penalties-Bentivoglio Bri (holding), 1:58; Eckford Low (holding), 5:59; Joensuu Bri (boarding), 19:39.
OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Magnan Low (high-sticking), 3:14.
Shootout - Lowell 1 (Swift NG, Palmieri NG, Mills NG, Prough NG, Davis G), Bridgeport 2 (Smith NG, Moore NG, Mauldin G, Martin NG, Figren G). Shots on Goal-Lowell 8-8-6-3-0-25. Bridgeport 9-14-7-4-1-35. Power Play Opportunities-Lowell 1 of 6; Bridgeport 1 of 4. Goalies-Lowell, McKenna 16-10-3 (34 shots-32 saves). Bridgeport, Munroe 13-11-3 (25 shots-23 saves). A-2,468 Referees-David Banfield (44). Linesmen-Brent Colby (7), Kevin Redding (16).
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