This is the second-worst five-game start in Sound Tigers history. The previous second-worst was 2013-14, when they started 1-3-1-0 (then lost Game 6 to fall to 1-4-1-0). In 2010-11 and 2011-12, they started 2-3; they lost the sixth game in 2010 but won it in 2011.
The worst five-game start in Sound Tigers history was an 0-3-2-0 start in 2003 (those are two ties). They didn’t lose another game in regulation for two months.
The lines are mixed up a bit for this one. Sebastian Aho back in for Kane Lafranchise, and Kyle Schempp in for Matt Gaudreau.
The Wolf Pack are without Filip Chytil, injured last night in Wilkes-Barre. Dan Catenacci went away for a bit during warmup and looks like he’s testing himself out now. There were seven defensemen on for warmup, and Garrett Noonan rushed in what might’ve been Catenacci’s spot.
BRIDGEPORT
F: Eansor-Fritz-Bernier (A)
Dal Colle-St. Denis-Bourque
Johnston-Schempp-Bailey
C.Jones-B.Holmstrom (C)-J.Holmstrom
D: Helgeson (A)-Aho
Toews-Burroughs
Vande Sompel-Wotherspoon
G: Gudlevskis
Gibson
HARTFORD
F: Tambellini-Nieves-Kosmachuk
Schneider-Noonan-Gropp
Whitney (C)-DeSalvo-Lettieri
Fontaine-Fogarty-Selleck (A)
Catenacci
D: Graves (A)-Pionk
Bereglazov-Pedrie
Crawley-Gilmour
G: Nell
Georgiev
R: Garon, Sewell. L: K.Briganti, Kiriakos.
Bridgeport scratches (believed healthy unless noted): Cullity, Lafranchise, Gaudreau, Gionta (lower), Stevens (upper)
I am pretty sure this is the warmup mix from a few years ago, after yesterday’s was last year’s. Edit: Definitely is. That whole “spread it like peanut butter/jelly” thing is a sad tip-off.
Edit also: Forgot to mention, will join Alan in the first intermission. AHL Live or Mixlr.