Pirates Suffer Third Loss of the Weekend in Providence
Published on October 19, 2014 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release
The Portland Pirates (1-3-0-0) had their third loss of the weekend by a tally of 3-1 on Sunday afternoon when they took on the Bruins (2-2-1-0) at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. The Bruins put up two goals in the first frame of action and the Pirates spent the rest of the game unsuccessfully attempting to even the score.
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The first Providence goal came at 6:51 when Tyler Randall, assisted by Anthony Camara, put one past Portland goalie Louis Domingue (0-1-0). The Bruins notched another goal, their first power play goal of the season, at 18:32 scored by Alexander Khokhlachev and assisted by Craig Cunningham and Zach Trotman.
The Pirates rally attempt started at 6:52 in the second period with a goal from the captain, Alex Bolduc. Jordan Martinook and Henrik Samuelsson were both credited with assists. The Pirates continued to pressure the Bruins throughout the frame, leading the Bruins in shots on goal by a tally of 12-10 in the second.
The Pirates continued their comeback attempt into the third period but were ultimately unsuccessful. With a penalty called on Bolduc with 2:05 left to play, Domingue was called to the bench to even out the number of skaters on the ice. Providence's Seth Griffith took advantage of the empty net and scored assisted by Matt Lindblad with 12 seconds left on the clock, locking up the win for the Bruins.
Domingue got his first start of the young season, letting in two goals and saving 37. Jeremy Smith (1-1-0) was in net for the Bruins and saved 27, allowing one goal.
The next game for the Pirates will be on Friday, October 24, when they travel to Manchester to play the Monarchs for the first game of the VIP Cup series presented by VIP Tires and Service. They return home the next night on the 25th where they will take on the Syracuse Crunch at the Cross Insurance Arena.
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