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Pirates Bested in a Shootout

December 4, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Lewiston, Maine - Brad Marchand scored the shootout winner in the fifth round to lift the Providence Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Portland Pirates in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 2,245 at the Androscoggin Bank Arena.

Johnny Boychuk and Trent Whitfield also scored for the Bruins, who posted their second straight shoot out victory and third straight win overall. Zach Hamill and Jamie Arniel also scored in the penalty shots for Providence, now 13-11-1-0 on the season.

Paul Byron paced the Pirates with two goals while Kyle Wanvig collected two assists. Nathan Gerbe and Byron also scored in the shootout as the Pirates extended their point streak to 11 games (7-0-3-1) and moved to 12-10-3-1 on the season.

The two teams were scoreless after one. Byron and Boychuk scored in a 1:54 span early in the second period to send the two teams into the third tied at one. Whitfield gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead on an early 5-on-3 power-play opportunity in the third before Byron netted his second of the game to knot things up at two.

Thanks in part to a power play in overtime, the Pirates sent eight shots on Bruins goalie Kevin Regan to no avail.

Providence out shot the Pirates 44-36 in the game as Patrick Lalime, assigned to Portland for conditioning on Thursday, took the loss. Lalime is scheduled to start again tomorrow (Saturday) as the two teams meet again at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were 1. Lalime; 2. Byron and 3. Boychuk.

The Pirates and the Bruins meet again tomorrow night (Saturday) at the Cumberland County Civic Center in a 7 p.m. start. It's a Labatt Blue Light Hockey Night in Portland! Come get the full Labatt Blue Light experience. Join the following friends of Labatt Blue Light and the Portland Pirates to continue your Labatt experience; Bingas Stadium ($3 Labatt drafts before and after all Pirates games), Brian Boru (Saturday nights $2.40 Labatt drafts), Frosty Pint (Saturday $2.50 Labatt Drafts and Labatt Light bottles) and Spring Point Tavern ($2 Labatt drafts every Saturday night). The Pirates are also teaming up with WCSH Channel 6 for the 11th Annual "Toys for Kids". Last season the Pirates assisted WCSH in collecting over 500 toys that were distributed around the community. Bring a new unwrapped toy to the game and receive a pair of tickets to an upcoming Pirates home game. "Toys for Kids" goes a long way in helping make a happier holiday season for those children who otherwise might go without. Tickets for the game are available by calling (207) 775-3458, visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or going on-line at www.portlandpirates.com. Can't make it to the game? Catch it live on Time Warner Cable (depending upon location, TWC-TV is usually found on channels 9, 12 or 21).

The weekend ends Sunday afternoon when the Pirates travel to Worcester to take on the Sharks in the next installment of the UNUM Challenge. The 3:05 p.m. game can be heard live on News Talk WLOB 95.5 FM and on-line at www.portlandpirates.com beginning with the pre-game show at 2:45 p.m.

Ticket plans for the 2009-2010 season are available at the Pirates office, located at 94 Free Street in Portland. The Pirates office is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For all the information about Pirates 2009-2010 ticket plans and 2010 Time Warner Cable AHL All-Star Classic visit www.portlandpirates.com or call (207) 828-4665 Ext. 350 to speak with one of the Pirates account executives.



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