Yet another upper-body injury as Riley Wetmore remains out after being hit in the head with a clearing attempt last night. With that, John Persson returns from his own upper-body injury. He’s missed 18 of the past 20.
Mike Cornell returns from his suspension. Scooter Vaughan took the rushes with the forwards; on his off wing, no less. He’s played forward earlier in his career.
While Bridgeport has one to scratch (looked like Wiles), Albany’s a man short.
Meanwhile, the penalty kill has been perfect four games in a row, 21-for-21, two away from the top 10 in team history. Actually, against everyone but Albany, it’s killed off 28 in a row. (Against Albany in two games in between, the Devils are 6-for-13.)
BRIDGEPORT
F: Lee-Langkow-Halmo
Persson-Quine-Kabanov
Vaughan-Lowry-Bruton (C)
Gallant (A)-A.Clark-Johnson
(Wiles-scratch)
D: Donovan (A)-Jackson
Keenan-Mayfield
Cantin-Cornell
G: Reiter
Nilsson
ALBANY
F: Whitney-Timmins-Denkov
Pesonen-K.Zajac-Sislo
Hoeffel-Pelley (C)-McKelvie (A)
Boychuk/Wohlberg
D: Kelly (A)-Scarlett
Helgeson-Hrabarenka
Burlon-McPherson
G: Wedgewood
Kinkaid
R: Lewis, Skilliter. L: Colby, Redding.
Yep, Graham Skilliter. Good to see Kevin Redding back; last we saw him was that Norfolk game when he wound up injured by the benches.