AHL Bridgeport Islanders

Sound Tigers Win in Shootout

Published on November 12, 2006 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release


Sergei Ogorodnikov scored in the sixth round of the shootout to send the Bridgeport Sound Tigers to a thrilling 5-4 sudden-death victory over the Worcester Sharks before 4,683 fans at the Arena at Harbor Yard on Sunday. The Sound Tigers improved to 6-5-0-2; Worcester, meanwhile, dropped to 7-4-0-2 and had a two-game winning streak snapped.

Ogorodnikov scored his third shootout goal of the year when he beat Worcester goaltender Dimitri Patzold with a backhanded shot after Patzold and Sound Tigers goaltender Wade Dubielewicz stopped every shot in the first five rounds.

The Sound Tigers won the specialty teams battle, going 3-for-7 on the power play, while their top-ranked penalty kill held Worcester's power play (fourth in the league) scoreless on six man advantages.

The Sharks salvaged a point by overcoming a 4-1 deficit to force overtime. The Sound Tigers built a 4-1 lead in the second period behind three unanswered goals in a span of less than five minutes midway through the second period to seemingly seize control of the game. Blake Comeau gave Bridgeport a 1-0 first-period lead when he blasted a power play goal off the far post at 4:31 of the first period. The Sharks answered to tie the game 1-1 when Joe Pavelski scored at 4:07 of the second period. Bridgeport scored the next three as Eric Boguniecki (at 8:30 of the second) and Jeff Tambellini (at 11:18) struck on the power play. Frans Nielsen scored an even strength goal at 13:23 to make it 4-1 before Worcester began a comeback.

The Sharks scored twice in 57 seconds late in the second to get back into the game. Mathieu Darche scored his 14th of the year at 17:42 of the period to cut the lead to 4-2 and Tomas Plihal got Worcester to within 4-3 with a goal at 18:39 of the period. The Sharks sent the game to overtime thanks to Craig Valette's third-period tally at 9:36 of the stanza.

Dubielewicz fended off 15 of 16 third period shots and won his first shootout of the season. Bridgeport out-shot Worcester 36-31 in the game despite being held to four third period shots. The Sound Tigers outs-hot Worcester 7-1 in overtime. Bridgeport improved to 2-2 in shootouts this year and the Sharks dropped to 1-3.

Comeau had an assist on New Haven/West Haven native Boguniecki's goal to give Comeau a team-leading 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists). Tambellini's goal was his team-best seventh.

The Sound Tigers return to action for a rare hockey matinee Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. when they host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the People's Bank Cool Fun 101 game. For schedule and ticket information, including group discount opportunities, visit soundtigers.com or call 334-4625.

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