Sound Tigers Snap Monarchs Road Winning Streak
Published on December 10, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
BRIDGEPORT, CT â Right wing Rob Collins had two goals and one assist and goalie Wade Dubielewicz finished with 32 saves as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers topped the Manchester Monarchs, 4-2, on Friday night before 4,047 fans at the Arena at Harbor Yard.
The loss snapped a franchise-record six-game winning streak on the road for the first place Monarchs (20-2-1-0, 41 points), who stayed eight points ahead of the Hartford Wolf Pack in the American Hockey League's Atlantic Division. The Providence Bruins edged the Wolf Pack, 3-2, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Friday night.
Collins and right wing Eric Godard collected first period goals as the Sound Tigers built a two-goal lead. Collins gathered in a loose puck at the side of the Monarchs net and swatted it home at 7:58, and Godard hammered a puck off the cross bar and into the net at 18:39. Center Justin Papineau and defenseman Chris Campoli assisted on the Collins marker. Forward Sean Bergenheim collected the only assist on Godard's second tally of the season.
The Sound Tigers opened a three-goal second period lead thanks to Collins, who nailed down his eighth goal of the season and second goal of the game shorthanded at 9:07. Collins scored what turned out to be the game winner moments after he stole the puck at center ice.
The Monarchs used their league-leading power play to get on the board later in the period. Right wing Tom Kostopoulos (1-1=2) made it a 3-1 game with his 11th goal, backhanded by Dubielewicz at 14:20. Forwards Michael Cammalleri and Yanick Lehoux assisted on the first goal in four games for Kostopoulos. Cammalleri, who leads the AHL with 38 points (20-18=38), put Kostopoulos into scoring position with a nifty blue line feed. With his assist, Lehoux extended his league-best scoring streak to 13 games (6-14=20).
The Monarchs made it a one-goal game with the third goal of the season for defenseman Tim Gleason, who jammed a corner feed from Kostopoulos into the backside of the Bridgeport net at 10:26 of the third period. But with the Monarchs pressing for the equalizer and goaltender Mathieu Garon out of the net in favor of an extra attacker with less than a minute to play, center Kevin Colley iced the contest with his fifth goal of the season. Collins earned his third point of the night with an assist on the insurance goal. Papineau also assisted on the play.
Goaltender Mathieu Garon (13-3-0) took the loss for the Monarchs, only his third this season. He finished with 21 saves. The win for Dubielewicz (8-6-0) was his eighth on the year.
The Monarchs return to action when they meet the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Hartford Civic Center on Saturday, December 11 at 7:05 p.m. (Saturday's game will be televised on Fox Sports Net-New England). After that, the Monarchs return home for a meeting with the Springfield Falcons on Sunday, December 12 at 4:05 p.m. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network (WGIR-AM 610, Manchester; WGIN-AM 930, Rochester; WGIP-AM 1540, Exeter; WTSL-AM 1400, Lebanon) and at www.monarchshockey.com. Ticket Availability: 100 seats in the Gold level and 1,550 seats in the Silver level remain for Sunday's game against the Falcons. Toys For Tots: The Monarchs Care Foundation and Toys For Tots are teaming up to make the holiday season brighter for children in need. To help out, bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Monarchs game against the Falcons. Get into the giving spirit with Monarchs Care and Toys for Tots. Union Leader Family Value Night/Londonderry Marching Band: Don't miss a special intermission performance from the most recognized band in the state, the Londonderry Marching Band, when the Monarchs host the Falcons on Sunday. Also, look for a Union Leader Family Value Night order form in the state's most-read paper. Families pay for the tickets and the Union Leader pays for the food. Great Value! Ticket Availability: Single seats in the Gold level and 800 seats in the Silver level remain for Saturday's game against the Bruins.
Fans in need of Monarchs tickets may purchase them in person at the Verizon Wireless Arena box office, at any TicketMaster location, by phone at (603) 868-7300 or on-line at www.ticketmaster.com. The box office opens at 10:00 a.m.
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