Game Recap: T-Birds 5, Sound Tigers 2
February 4, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
GAME RECAP: T-BIRDS 5, SOUND TIGERS 2
Bridgeport's win streak snapped despite goals from Burroughs and Fritz
0 0 1 42 243 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 1 284 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (February 4, 20 17) - The Bridgeport Sound Tigers (26-16-1-1), proud AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, suffered their first loss since Jan. 14 in a 5-2 setback to the Springfield Thunderbirds (17-20-6-2) at Webster Bank Arena on Saturday.
0 0 1 866 4941 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 41 11 5796 14.0 96 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable
Thunderbirds forward Kyle Rau stole the show with the first hat trick in franchise history, while Kyle Burroughs and Tanner Fritz each scored for the Sound Tigers. The loss snapped Bridgeport's eight-game win streak, which was tied for the fourth longest stretch in team history. It also snapped a six-game win streak at Webster Bank Arena.
BOXSCORE
The Sound Tigers opened the scoring in the first six minutes of the game when Burroughs notched his first tally of the season. Connor Jones won a faceoff in the left circle to Fritz at the blue line, where he proceeded to make a diagonal pass to Burroughs on the right wing. The second-year defenseman gathered the puck, skated through the circle and ripped a high shot over Reto Berra's glove at the 5:24 mark.
Rau responded to even the game with his first of three goals at 11:40 of the opening period. Eric Robinson created the attack with a backhand pass to the high slot, where Sena Acolatse poked it to the doorstep. In front, Rau moved from right to left and beat Stephon Williams' glove side.
The Thunderbirds took their first lead of the game on Rau's second goal at 8:31 of the second. Robinson drilled a shot on target from the right point that Williams turned back, but Acolatse corralled the second chance. He spun and fed the puck to Rau in the slot, where the latter was denied on another save by Williams. However, the rebound again jumped loose and Rau capitalized from the top of the crease to make it 2-1.
Bridgeport tied the game at 2-2 with Fritz's second goal in as many nights at 12:38 of the middle frame. On an odd-man rush, Travis St. Denis gained the zone and sent a pass across to Fritz on the right wing, where Fritz capitalized by releasing a quick shot past Berra's;
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from February 4, 2017
- Reign Power Play Earns Opportunities; Fall Short in San Diego - Ontario Reign
- Currie Comes up Clutch Again for Bakersfield in Overtime - Bakersfield Condors
- Wild Wins Ninth Straight Road Game with 1-0 OT Victory - Iowa Wild
- Agozzino Lifts Wolves over IceHogs in Overtime - Chicago Wolves
- GAME RECAP: Checkers Ride Three-Goal First to Win over Tucson - Charlotte Checkers
- Griffins Fall to Milwaukee in Howard's Return - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Game Recap | Amerks Double up Wolf Pack to Close out Road Trip - Rochester Americans
- Rampage Fall to Stars 2-1 - San Antonio Rampage
- B-Sens Drop Devils 6-2 in Front of 4,637 - Binghamton Senators
- Penguins Take Round 3 of Rivalry Series - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- WOLF PACK GAME RECAP - Rochester Americans 4, Hartford Wolf Pack 2 - Hartford Wolf Pack
- RECAP: Penguins Shut Down Phantoms, 7-1 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Game Recap: T-Birds 5, Sound Tigers 2 - Bridgeport Islanders
- Devils Dropped by Senators - Albany Devils
- MONSTERS GAME SUMMARY: Monsters Clipped by Wild in Overtime, 1-0 - Cleveland Monsters
- RECAP | IceCaps Bounced by Bears 5-2 - St. John's IceCaps
- Crunch Outlast Marlies, 5-3 - Syracuse Crunch
- Blue Jackets Recall Hannikainen For Team-Leading Eighth Time - Cleveland Monsters
- Press Recalled by Rockford - Rockford IceHogs
- Wolf Pack Sign Forward Tommy Thompson to PTO - Hartford Wolf Pack
- World Record Attempt Tonight as Heat Host Bakersfield - Stockton Heat
- Red Wings Assign Jimmy Howard to Griffins for Conditioning - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Sabres Recall Bailey, Assign O'Reilly to Rochester - Rochester Americans
- Ontario Reign Game Preview: Reign and Gulls Complete Home-And-Home - Ontario Reign
- Syracuse Crunch to Host How to Get a Job in Sports Night February 10 - Syracuse Crunch
- Tampa Bay Lightning Recall Forward Joel Vermin from Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
- Gaudreau Hat Trick Powers Admirals Past Hogs in OT - Rockford IceHogs
- Condors Beat the Heat, 2-1 - Bakersfield Condors
- Sellout Pink in the Rink Crowd Watches Thrilling Contest; Reign Fall in OT to Gulls - Ontario Reign
- Klimchuk Ties Team-Lead with 13th Goal in Loss - Stockton Heat
- Rampage Previal on Pink Ice in 3-2 Victory over Stars - San Antonio Rampage
- Griffins Prey on Wolves, 5-2 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Gaudreau Nets Hat Trick in Admirals Win - Milwaukee Admirals
- Checkers Suffer Heartbreaking Loss in Tucson - Charlotte Checkers
- Amerks Comeback Falls Short in 3-2 Loss to Sound Tigers - Rochester Americans
- Rampage Take a Tight One from Stars, 3-2 - Texas Stars
- Wolves Can't Cage Griffins - Chicago Wolves
- Binghamton Defeated by Hershey 5-3 - Binghamton Senators
- Devils Edged by Phantoms - Albany Devils
- Fontaine, Halverson Help Push Pack Past Comets - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Phantoms Rally Late...Again - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Defeated by St. John's, 5-2 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Sound Tigers Edge Amerks for Eighth Straight Win - Bridgeport Islanders
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
