Tigers win 2-1 in SO
Published on January 18, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Bridgeport Islanders News Release
Wade Dubielewicz jumped on the team bus this morning after a quick trip down from Long Island to lead the Sound Tigers to their first victory over the East Division leading Philadelphia Phantoms, 2-1 in a shootout. Jeff Tambellini's bullet of a shot in the shootout proved the eventual game-winner as Dubielewicz stopped four out of the five shots he faced.
Pete Zingoni, the only player in the American Hockey League born in Bridgeport, CT, always has a knack for coming back to haunt the Sound Tigers. About half-way through the first period he broke the scoreless tie. Zingoni skated into the zone and wristed a shot from the top of the left circle, past Sound Tigers' starting goalie Dubielewicz for the 1-0 lead. Dubielewicz got a piece of the shot but could not keep Zingoni from collecting his 16th tally of the season. Ryan Potulny and Stefan Ruzicka assisted on the goal.
Sound Tigers' head coach Jack Capuano stresses the importance of getting sticks in the passing lanes and bodies in the shooting lanes. With the Sound Tigers on the penalty-kill after Frans Nielsen took a penalty for holding, Ben Walter took his coach's advice and blocked a Phantoms' slap shot from the point. The puck caromed out to center-ice where Nielsen was just coming out of the penalty box. Nielsen skated in alone on Philadelphia starting net-minder, Scott Munroe and snapped the puck through Munroe's legs to tie the score at 1-1. The goal was Nielsen's ninth of the season.
Both Dubielewicz and Munroe kept either team off the scoreboard in the third period. Dubielewicz made nine saves while his counterpart, Munroe, had eight stops in the final period. A scoreless overtime session did not settle the game so the match went to a shootout.
In the shootout, Trevor Smith gave the Sound Tigers the 1-0 lead when he made a quick deke and slid a shot past Munroe's right pad on the team's third attempt. Kyle Greentree would tie the shootout score at one on the Phantoms' next attempt when he backhanded a shot over Dubielewicz's glove. Old faithful, Tambellini, was the next shooter for the Sound Tigers and he did not disappoint snapping a shot over Munroe's glove for the 2-1 shootout advantage. David Laliberte would have the final opportunity to tie the score but Dubielewicz stopped his shot when Laliberte tried to beat him over the glove, winning the game for the Sound Tigers in a shootout, 2-1.
Dubielewicz finished with 29 saves while Munroe had 28. Both teams finished the man-advantage 0-for-4 in the game.
The Sound Tigers will travel north to take on the Albany River Rats tomorrow night in Albany. Face-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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