Pirates Take Down Falcons to Pick up Sixth Straight Win

December 27, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Portland Pirates News Release


Springfield, MA - The Portland Pirates (16-11-1-0) defeated the Springfield Falcons (12-16-1-1) by a score of 5-1 at the MassMutual Center on Sunday night. The victory gave Portland their longest win streak of the 2015-2016 season. They used a three-goal second period to power their win to victory.

The Pirates got on the board first with a goal at 15:14 from Wade Megan on the breakaway. Shane Harper stepped out of the penalty box and sent a pass to Megan, who split Springfield's defense to score his third goal of the season. The assist extend Harper's assist streak to five games.

The second frame opened the floodgates for the Pirates offense. The second period scoring would start with Jonathan Racine scoring his first professional goal at 5:52 on a rebound, with assists from Wayne Simpson and Brett Olson.

Just 39 seconds later, John McFarland brought the lead up to 3-0 when Rob Schremp and Chase Balisy set him up for his ninth goal of the season.

Harper would finish off period scoring with his third goal of the season at 16:49 with assists from Racine and Greg McKegg.

Springfield finally solved Portland goaltender Mike McKenna with an early third period goal from Craig Cunningham. Jon DiSalvatore and Philip Samuelsson collected the assists on the goal at 5:24.

Kyle Rau finished off the 5-1 Pirates victory at 11:20 of the third period with assists from Harper and McKegg.

McKenna made a season high of 35 saves in, improving to 12-7-1 on the season. Springfield's Niklas Treutle was in between the pipes tonight for the Falcons saving 32 out of the 37 shots the Pirates sent his way. His record drops to 6-7-1.

The Pirates continue on the road with a game in Hartford Tuesday night at 7 pm to take on the Wolf Pack. The team returns home for the special New Years Eve game against the Providence Bruins at 5pm at the Cross Insurance Arena. Make sure to stay after for Maine's largest display of indoor fireworks. For tickets and more information call 207-PIRATES!



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