Pirates Blanked by Phantoms

Published on October 21, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Portland, Maine - Michael Leighton posted his first shutout of the season with a 35-save performance and Garrett Roe contributed a two-point night to lead the Adirondack Phantoms to a 3-0 win over the Portland Pirates in an American Hockey League game played this evening in front of 4,155 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Roe and fellow rookie forward Tyler Brown each tallied their first professional goals and Harry Zolnierczyk capped the Adirondack scoring effort as the Phantoms improved to 4-1-0-0 on the season.

Portland kept an up-tempo offensive pace throughout the contest, even with rookie forward Andy Miele being recalled to Phoenix shortly before gametime, but it would not be enough to crack Leighton or the Adirondack defense as they dropped to 2-2-0-1 through the first five games.

After a scoreless first period where the Pirates outshot the Phantoms 13-7, Brown capitalized two minutes into the second off a pass from behind the net from Roe to give the visitors a lead that they would not relinquish. Roe joined the rookie scoring party eight minutes into the third period on a power-play goal from Zolnierczyk and Tom Sestito, and Zolnierczyk added a power-play score of his own with 55 seconds remaining to send Adirondack to their fourth win of the season.

The Pirates out-shot the Phantoms by a 35-23 margin as Leighton remained undefeated with a 4-0-0 record. Curtis McElhinney received the loss in net for Portland, falling to 1-2-0 on the season.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were all from Adirondack: 1. Leighton; 2. Roe; 3. Brown.

The Pirates will wrap up their three-game homestand tomorrow night (Saturday) when the Providence Bruins come to town for the fourth annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game, sponsored by Maine Medical Center. Portland Pirates Pink Packs can still be purchased for $59 by contacting the Pirates ticket office. Included in this exclusive offer is a special edition pink Portland Pirates t-shirt with the ability to purchase additional shirts, four Main Deck Tickets, a special inclusion in the Daily Scroll and on the videoboard with your name, family name or name of honor. Group tickets are also being sold at $15 per ticket with five dollars from each ticket being donated to Making Strides. Fans are encouraged to stick around after the game and head to the Civic Center's Penalty Box Grille for the first of four "Meet the Pirates" events happening this season. For more information on any of these upcoming events, contact the Pirates ticket office at 207-828-4665 x350.

Following Saturday's tilt with Providence, the Pirates will head east to Newfoundland to take on the St. John's IceCaps in a two-game set. Both games, on Tuesday and Wednesday, will face-off at 6:00 p.m. EDT (7:30 p.m. NDT) and fans can catch all of the action with broadcaster Jeff Mannix on the Portland Pirates Radio Network 95.9 WPEI and 95.5 WPPI.

Now is the time to cash in on great savings by purchasing discounted ticket plans and advance tickets for the Pirates 2011-12 season. Ticket packages are available to meet all budgets and schedules. Call a Pirates Ticket representative today at 207-828-4665 ext. 350 to reserve your seats for any combination of games that Pirates hockey, "Coyotes Style", has to offer. Individual tickets for the Pirates 2011-12 regular season are on sale and fans can purchase their tickets to any of the 35 remaining Pirates home games by visiting the Pirates ticket office, Cumberland County Civic Center box office (open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.), or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

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