Pirates Enter 2015 with Win over Falcons

Published on January 2, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Portland, Me.- The Portland Pirates (18-15-1-0) won their first game of 2015, third win in a row, with a 5-3 victory over the Springfield Falcons (22-10-2-0) on Friday night. The Pirates entered the game on a hot streak with three goals in the first frame, a lead they were able to maintain for the remainder of the game. Each team scored two power play goals in the contest.

The first goal of the night came at 9:31 when Alex Bolduc scored, assisted by Justin Hodgman and Henrik Samuelsson. Dylan Reese made the score 2-0 Pirates at 18:46, with assists from Eric Selleck and Corey Trivino. Seventeen seconds later, Jordan Martinook put up the third goal of the period at 19:04, assisted by Reese and Samuelsson.

The Falcons entered the second period with a goal from Lukas Sedlak at 2:08 with assists from Frederic St. Denis and Mike Hoeffel. St. Denis netted one of his own at 12:07, with Austin Madaisky and T.J. Tynan picking up assists. Jordan Szwarz answered with a Pirates goal at 14:05, assisted by Hodgman and Lucas Lessio.

Lessio scored at 4:54 in the final frame, with Hodgman and Jordon Southorn getting the assists. Springfield put up their final goal of the night at 6:13, when Dana Tyrell scored, assisted by Madaisky and Luke Adam.

The Pirates applied a lot of pressure on the Falcons early on, leading in shots on goal by a tally of 17-5 by the end of the first period. Mike McKenna (13-12-1) was dynamite in net, saving 26 of 23 Falcon shots. Anton Forsberg (15-4-1) manned the net for Springfield, stopping 27 of 32 shots faced.

The Pirates take on the Providence Bruins tomorrow night at the Cross Insurance Arena at 7 p.m. Tickets are buy-one-get-one-half-off, call 207-PIRATES for more information! L.L. Bean will be hosting another community skate after the game, so ans are encourages to bring skates to the game as they will not be available for rental.

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