IceCaps Iced by Pirates 4-2
January 29, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
St. John's IceCaps News Release
PORTLAND, ME - Rocco Grimaldi sniped a pair of goals to pace the Portland Pirates to a 4-2 win over the St. John's IceCaps Friday night at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine.
Portland took a 1-0 lead halfway through the first period but Bud Holloway, after being sidelined for four games, tied the contest in the waning seconds of the second with the IceCaps on a five-on-three powerplay.
The Pirates fired three straight goals in third, including two by Grimaldi, to seal the win before IceCap Mark MacMillan scored with three seconds left in the contest.
Portland won all four games of the Eimskip Challenge versus the IceCaps.
The IceCaps wrap up their six-game road trip Saturday night (8:30 PM NT) as they play visit the Hartford Wolf Pack. Catch all the action with Brian Rogers at stjohnsicecaps.com, 930AM and AHL Live.
IceCaps single-game tickets can be purchased in person at the Mile One Centre box office (noon-5 p.m.), by phone at 709-576-7657 (noon-5:30 p.m.), or online at www.mileonecentre.com.
Goal Scorers:
STJ: Holloway (12), MacMillan (5)
POR: Grimaldi 2 (9), Cameron Gaunce (2), Robbie Schremp (17)
Goaltenders:
STJ: Eddie Pasquale - L (31/35)
POR: Mike McKenna - W (27/29)
IceCaps Power Play: 1/5
IceCaps Penalty Kill: 2/3
Molson Canadian Three Stars:
1. Grimaldi - POR
2. McKenna - POR
3. Rob Flick - POR
IceCaps Hardest Working Player: Morgan Ellis
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