Pirates Edge Monarchs

Published on January 8, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Portland, ME - Dennis McCauley and Maxime Legault each scored two goals to send the Portland Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Manchester Monarchs in an American Hockey League game played this evening in front of 4,597 at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Marc-Andre Gragnani earned two assists and five other Pirates contributed assists to the offensive effort to help Portland improve to 21-11-4-1 on the season and move within three points of the Atlantic Division lead.

Bud Holloway, Justin Azevedo, and Dwight King each scored for Manchester as they dropped to 24-14-1-1 and lost the first game this season in regulation in which they scored first (15-1-0-1).

Both teams battled back-and-forth in an intense first period that saw the Pirates take a season-high 21 shots heading into the intermission. Holloway struck first for the Monarchs, at the 1:04 mark giving them a brief lead. Portland's Legault scored his third goal in as many games to notch the game at one, only to see Manchester take the lead again on a goal by Azevedo two minutes later. McCauley tallied his sixth of the season to cap a hectic start to the first period that saw four goals in 6:43. With less than two minutes remaining in the period, Legault beat goaltender Jeff Zatkoff again for his fourth goal in the past three games to establish a 3-2 Pirates lead. In the second, Manchester's King scored on an unassisted goal to tie the game for the only score of the period. Late in the third period with 2:22 left in the game, McCauley notched the game-winner to send Portland to victory.

The Pirates out-shot Manchester 43-35 for the night and Jhonas Enroth made 32 saves for his third straight victory and seventh straight start in which Portland earned a point to improve to 12-10-1 on the season.

The Allied Home Mortgage Three Stars of the game were 1. McCauley, 2. Legault and 3. Gragnani.

The Pirates will be back in action at the Civic Center Tuesday night, January 11th at 6:30 p.m. as the Binghamton Senators of the East Division come to town for the first and only time this season. Fans are encouraged to take advantage of Pirates Date Night on Tuesday, presented by WJBQ, WBLM and WCYY. For only $19.99 a couple can dine at RiRa Irish Pub, Siano's Brick Oven Restaurant, or G&R DiMillo's and enjoy great menu specials while also receiving two tickets to the game against the Senators. Fans can also come to the game right after work and enjoy great food and beverage specials in the Civic Center's Penalty Box Grill, which will open at 4:30 p.m., as well as the following Pirates partners: Rivalries, Siano's, Gritty's, Nosh Kitchen Bar, Binga's Stadium, Dogfish Café, Walters, and Yosaku. 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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