Fourth-quarter scores

It’s that time of year, when the injured captain (groin) wants to know the out-of-town scores in the middle of the period. “It’s early,” he murmured after seeing a 1-0 Binghamton lead on Wilkes-Barre. (He was right: still fifth place.)

It wasn’t pretty (not in the nothing-fancy sense, either) in the second, but Morrison held them in. It was prettier (in the nothing-fancy sense) in the third, and they got the job done with relative ease. More good nights all around. Wacky first goal, nice second goal, solid third.

Everyone in the East is now at or beyond the 60-game mark. The playoff race is on, which means the playoffs have sort of begun, you know?

BRIDGEPORT (see below)
F: Keith-Walter-Okposo
Pitton-Regier-Bourne
Fretter-Smith-Jackman (A)
Bentivoglio-Haley-(Morency-scratch)
D: Fata-Ford
Spiller (A)-Sertich
Fraser-Wotton (C)

LOWELL
F: Murphy (A)-Pelley-Gionta (C)
Khomutov-Mondou-Bergfors
Pandolfo-Vrana-Tallackson (A)
Leblond/Marshall
D: Fraser – Grand-Pierre
Ruggeri-Zimmerman
Magnan-Grenier – Malmivaara

Changeup again. Actual Bridgeport lines, in order of appearance: Bentivoglio-Walter-Jackman; Fretter-Smith-Okposo; Keith-Regier-Bourne. Haley was said to be the scratch originally, but Morency was out instead.

OK, it’s early to do this, but here’s the around-the-div: Jeff Hamilton scores late to lift Albany over Philly. Hershey gets smoked in the Big Smoke. And WBS-BIN is linked above, a comeback win for the Pens.

Jonathan does up a piece on Connor James‘ deadline day. Mark Flood is done for the year in Albany, and it doesn’t sound like Jason-Pitton-done-for-the-year, either.

Our buddy Tom Liodice e-mailed to point out the shots in the Islanders game. Holy Craig Anderson, Batman.

Tom Benjamin makes a good point.

Michael Fornabaio