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Pirates Blank Bruins

March 29, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Portland, ME ‚¬" Nick Tuzzolino scored his first career American Hockey League goal and David Leggio made 28 saves en route to his third shutout of the season to lead the Portland Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Providence Bruins in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 3,872 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Dennis McCauley and T.J. Brennan also found the back of the net for the Pirates their record improved to 44-20-6-2 overall and 24-7-5-1 at home. The win snapped a four-game losing skid at home, and a three-game losing streak overall.

Providence lost its fifth straight game against Portland at the Cumberland County Civic Center this season while dropping to 33-35-3-3.

Portland stormed out of the gates for two goals in the first 5:22 of the game, to give them a quick two-goal advantage. McCauley redirected a shot from Nick Crawford past Providence goaltender Anton Khudobin at the 3:30 mark, and Tuzzolino scored his first career AHL goal less than two minutes later to cap the first period scoring. The pace would cool down over the next two periods, as no changes were made on the scoreboard until Brennan iced the game with an empty-net goal with 55 seconds remaining.

Both teams totaled 28 shots on net as David Leggio improved his record to 22-7-0. Anton Khudobin received the loss in net for Providence as his overall record dropped to 26-15-2.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were: 1. Tuzzolino, 2. Leggio and 3. McCauley.

The Pirates are back in action at the Civic Center tomorrow night (Wednesday) when the Bridgeport Sound Tigers visit Maine for the final time this season in a 6:30 p.m. faceoff. Get two Main Deck tickets for just $14 each ‚¬" that ‚¬â„¢s a savings of $4 off the day of game price ‚¬" and receive a free Mystery Puck (a $10 value). The American Heart Association will be selling the Mystery Pucks for $10, with 100% of the proceeds going to the AHA. Each Mystery Puck is signed by a Pirates player, and you could win additional prizes such as a team autographed Pirates jersey. Purchase your tickets today by visiting portlandpirates.com or, if you prefer to order by phone, please call Todd Jamison at 207-828-4665 x 377.

After Wednesday ‚¬â„¢s game, the Pirates will hit the road for three games beginning on Saturday, April 2nd at 7 p.m. when they take on the Manchester Monarchs. The next night (Sunday, April 3), Portland will be in Hartford, CT playing the Connecticut Whale in a 3 p.m. faceoff. Portland ‚¬â„¢s three-game road trip will conclude in Worcester on Tuesday (April 5) for a 7 p.m. game. All Pirates road games can be heard live on News Talk 95.5 WLOB and on-line at portlandpirates.com beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 p.m. in Manchester and Worcester, and 2:45 p.m. in Hartford.

Tickets for the game, as well as each of the remaining Pirates home games, are on sale now by calling 207-775-3458, visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or on-line at ticketmaster.com.

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