Capuano called it one of the worst periods they have played all year. But really, when you’re dredging up memories of that Fog Night 2002 on opening night in Binghamton, with the no shots for the Sound Tigers after they scored their last goal (which was late in the second period), you’re into historic territory.
I came up with five other candidates from this season off the top of my head. Feel free to write one in, but this may be the sitepoll this week…
- Oct. 20, second period vs. Wilkes-Barre — Scored one, gave up three in a row
- Oct. 24, third period at Lowell — Blew a 2-1 lead with three in a row
- Nov. 3, first period at Hershey — Outshot 17-2, though only outscored 1-0
- Nov. 7, third period vs. Worcester — Gave away a 2-1 lead with three in the third
- Nov. 24, first period at Albany — Some funky bounces created a four-goal period
- Dec. 9, second period vs. Portland — Outshot 12-3, don’t shoot until 17-something
17-something, because it looked like Sean Bentivoglio got credit for the first shot with 2:44 to go, but it looked like it went off the crossbar cleanly. Didn’t matter, because Blake Comeau put one off Mike McKenna’s pad with 2:10 to go.
The Sound Tigers were shotless on two power plays, both of which, interestingly, came for restraining fouls in the second period, which was otherwise almost lifeless for them. Figure this game out sometimes.
The odd quality of Portland’s goals didn’t help much, either: one-on-one through the legs, on which MacDonald thought it actually hit something and went in; crazy bounce, no help; rebound, no help.
Right back at it tomorrow.
BRIDGEPORT
F: Bentivoglio-Walter-Regier
Comeau-Colliton-Bootland
Kinasewich-Nielsen-Jackman (A)
Haley/Brennan
D: Fata-Spiller (A)
A.MacDonald-Rullier
Fraser-Wotton (C)
PORTLAND
F: Dixon-Ebbett-Keith
Dingle-Christie-Segal
Bouck (C)-Wirtanen-Ferguson
Dwyer-Carter-(Salcido-scratch)
D: Festerling-Weinrich (A)
Schneider-Callahan (A)
Mikkelson-St. Jacques
Neither team received a penalty in the first period, the first time that’s happened in a full period in a Sound Tigers game since April 8, 2006.
Eight consecutive games with a power-play goal against ties a team record; they did it twice in the first half of 2004-05.
David Desharnais got the call to Hamilton, but it doesn’t appear they’ve activated him yet.
Expect someone to claim Jamie Lundmark away from the Bears on coming-back-from-Europe waivers*. Don’t expect Bridgeport to be the one claiming him.
Edit: Oh, two dumb curiosities: 1) Jeff Smith’s last Bridgeport game was exactly a year ago, at Binghamton. 2) Dan Hickling pointed out that Gordie Dwyer’s last goal was Feb. 5, 2005, for Lowell against… the Sound Tigers. It was the last goal of a 6-4 Lock Monsters win, and interestingly, Bridgeport took only two shots in the last 21 minutes of that game. (Both went in.)
*-Not the technical term.