Pirates Flip Score, Beat Admirals 5-1
February 26, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
PORTLAND, ME - Jay Leach netted a goal against his former teammates mere hours after practicing alongside them, as his Portland Pirates (34-19-2-4) scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Norfolk Admirals (21-31-2-5) 5-1 on Tuesday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
A Norm Milley shorthanded tally put the Admirals on top with their first shot of the game. Milley and Karl Stewart broke in two-on-one on Portland goaltender Mike McKenna. Milley sent a wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle that eluded McKenna at 5:18 of the first period.
Portland tied the game at 1-1 just over five minutes later. Tyler Bouck sent a wraparound shot inside the left post and past the outstretched left leg of Norfolk netminder Jonathan Boutin at 10:26.
The Pirates took the lead with two second stanza markers. Drew Miller netted a goal off a rebound 1:53 into the period. Former Admiral Jay Leach potted the rebound of an Andrew Ebbett shot at 12:15.
Bobby Ryan put the game out of reach for Norfolk with a shorthanded goal 6:24 into the final frame. Darryl Bootland salted the game away with Portland's fifth unanswered goal with 48 seconds remaining in the game.
Jonathan Boutin (32 shots, 27 saves) was saddled with the loss. Mike McKenna (23 shots, 22 saves) picked up the win.
Norfolk was 0-7 on the power play. Portland was 0-2.
The Admirals will continue their nine-game road trip with three games this weekend - Friday in Hartford, Saturday in Lowell and Sunday in Worcester. Join your fellow Admirals fans at Baxter's Sports Lounge in Downtown Norfolk on Friday night for another Admirals B2 Night at Baxter's. Watch the Admirals square off against Pierre Parenteau, Al Montoya and the rest of the Hartford Wolf Pack on the big screen starting at 7:00 p.m. For more details, please visit norfolkadmirals.com.
The Admirals return to Scope on March 7 against the Philadelphia Phantoms. To purchase tickets to any Admirals game, you may visit the Scope Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., visit any Ticketmaster outlet, call Ticketmaster at (757) 671-8100 or visit Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase Admirals season tickets, ten packs or group tickets, please stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope or call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Three Stars:
1. Andrew Ebbett - POR
2. Jason King - POR
3. Jay Leach - POR
Notes: The Admirals had beaten Portland 5-1 on Sunday afternoon ... Norm Milley tied Kyle Wanvig for the team lead in goals with his 19th tally of the season. He now trails Wanvig by one assist and one point for the team lead in those categories ... Jonathan Boutin's five-game winning streak and seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1) ended tonight. The unbeaten streak was one game shy of the Norfolk franchise record ... Paul Szczechura left the game early in the third period with an injury and did not return ... Defenseman Alexandre Picard and Right Wing Brandon Segal made their Admirals debuts after being acquired by the Lightning in the previous 24 hours ... Segal was acquired along with a seventh round draft pick from Portland's NHL parent club, the Anaheim Ducks, in exchange for Jay Leach, and both simply switched dressing rooms prior to the game. Segal had played for Portland and Leach for Norfolk on Sunday ... Picard was acquired along with a conditional draft pick from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Tampa forward Vaclav Prospal ... Forward Chris Lawrence and defensemen Andy Rogers and David Schneider missed the game due to injury while forwards Adam Henrich and Rob Klinkhammer were healthy scratches ... Attendance: 4,106.
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