Sound Tigers Beat Hershey 3-2 In Overtime
Published on March 12, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
BRIDGEPORT, CT - The American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, top affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, beat the Hershey Bears 3-2 in overtime at home Saturday night.
Hershey appeared to have taken a 1-0 lead 1:55 into the first period, but Yevgeny Lazarev's goal was waived off by referee Guy Pellerin because the whistle had blown.
With 2:56 left in the period, Cole Jarrett scored a tough-angle shot from the corner to put the Sound Tigers ahead 1-0. Jarrett's fifth goal of the season came off assists from Justin Mapletoft and Sean Bergenheim.
The score remained 1-0 through the middle frame, and the Sound Tigers upped their lead to 2-0 when Rob Collins notched his team-leading 19th goal and 47th points off assists from Chris Campoli and Justin Papineau at the 11:28 mark of the third period.
The Bears fought back with a pair of late tallies. First, Mathieu Darche scored a power-play goal, his team-leading 21st goal of the season, off assists from Eric Perrin and Brett Clark with 3:24 left in the game. Then, just 53 seconds later, Jeff Ulmer notched his 17th goal of the season with the lone assist going to Martin Hlinka to send the 2-2 game into overtime.
With 53.4 seconds left in the four-on-four extra session, Mapletoft scored the game-winning goal, his ninth goal of the season, off assists from Bruno Gervais and Collins.
Mapletoft was the first star of the game, Sound Tigers goaltender Dieter Kochan was the second star with 30 saves and Ulmer was the third star. Hershey netminder Tom Lawson made 26 saves in a losing effort as the Bears had a 32-29 shots on goal advantage. The Sound Tigers were 0 for 2 on the power play and 4 for 5 on the penalty kill.
The Sound Tigers will host the Springfield Falcons tomorrow at 4:05 p.m. The game will be web-cast live at www.soundtigers.com.
Tomorrow will be the second day of "Scout Weekend" at Bridgeport's Arena at Harbor Yard with discounted tickets for scouts who purchase in advance, as well as for those who purchase at the arena box office in-uniform. All scouts who attend in-uniform will receive a special Sound Tigers ¬" Scout patch while supplies last.
The first 1,000 fans ages 14 and under who enter tomorrow's game will receive a free Sound Tigers foam claw. Sound Tigers wives and girlfriends will be selling red pins during tomorrow ¬â¢s game to help promote the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" campaign. There will also be an open skate following tomorrow's game for fans who bring their own skates.
Information regarding Sound Tigers ticket packages and marketing opportunities is available by calling 203-334-GOAL or logging on to www.soundtigers.com. Groups, organizations, companies, etc. that are interested in having a member of the Sound Tigers appear at an event are invited to call 203-334-GOAL.
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