Sound Tigers Fall Fraction Of A Second Short In San Antonio
December 10, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
SAN ANTONIO, TX - The American Hockey League's 2001-02 Regular Season Champion and Eastern Conference Playoff Champion Bridgeport Sound Tigers, top affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, lost 2-1 on the road in their first-ever meeting with the expansion San Antonio Tuesday. The loss snapped the Sound Tigers' road unbeaten streak at four games, 3-0-1.
San Antonio opened the scoring mid-way through the first period on a power-play goal by Denis Shvidki, his second goal of the season, at 9:56 on assists from Jamie Rivers and Paul Elliot.
Shvidki's goal marked the second game in a row the Sound Tigers surrendered the first goal of the game while shorthanded for the first time. However, they then tied the score at 1-1 with an early, second-period, power-play goal for the second contest in a row as Eric Manlow notched his eighth goal of the year at the :27 mark of the middle period on assists from Brandon Smith and Jeff Hamilton.
San Antonio regained the lead at 2-1 on former Sound Tigers David Morisset's third goal of the year at 2:56 of the second period on an assist from Dave Gove.
The Sound Tigers pulled Goaltender Rick DiPietro in favor of an extra attacker with 1:31 left in the third period and went on the power play with 4.4 seconds to play. They appeared to have tied the game, but a shot by Brandon Smith entered the San Antonio net a fraction of a second after time expired and did not count as the tying goal.
The Sound Tigers finished the game 1 for 6 on the power play and 4 for 5 on the penalty kill. San Antonio had a 28-27 shots on goal advantage improving its winning streak to four games and unbeaten streak to 11 games at 6-0-3-2.
San Antonio Goaltender Chris Mason made 26 saves to earn the first star of the game. Morisset was the second star and his Rampage teammate Mike Green the third.
The Sound Tigers will continue their six-game road trip with their first-ever meetings with the Houston Aeros Thursday at 8 p.m. and Friday at 8:30 p.m. They will return to San Antonio for a rematch with the Rampage Saturday at 8 p.m. before visiting the Hamilton Bulldogs Wednesday, December 18th at 7 p.m. The Sound Tigers' next home game will be Saturday, December 21st when they host the Lowell Lock Monsters at 7:05 p.m. on "Shelton Appreciation Night". They will also hold their annual "Teddy Bear Toss" that same night.
All Sound Tigers' games are broadcast live on "The ZONE" FOX Sports Radio 1300 and at soundtigers.com. Road games are also broadcast on WSTC/WNLK 1400/1350.
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