Chris Bourque out, Ryan Bourque in (Ray Bourque in Worcester); Mike Sislo and Tom Kuhnhackl in, Stephen Gionta and Ben Holmstrom out. Sebastian Aho out; Mitch Vande Sompel in. Otto Koivula in, Ryan Hitchcock out. Everything mixed up. Except the ol’ reliables. The new three-in-three.
Christopher Gibson got to town after Robin Lehner returns to the Islanders lineup, but he gets the night off.
Matt Mangene, who left early last night, is out tonight for Springfield.
BRIDGEPORT
F: Dal Colle – Jones – Ho-Sang
Kuhnhackl-St. Denis-Sislo
Bellows-Fritz-Bernier (A)
R.Bourque-Kubiak-Koivula
D: Toews-Burroughs (C)
Helgeson (A)-Vande Sompel
Wotherspoon-Casto
(Rathgeb-scratch)
G: Smith
Gillam
SPRINGFIELD
F: Lowry-Zolnierczyk (A)-Thompson (C)
Shmyr-Ang-Greco
Hunt-Borgstrom-Hawryluk
Farnham (A)-Horton-Bajkov
D: MacDonald-Bystrom
Stillman-Melchiori
McCoshen-Schemitsch
(Downing-scratch)
G: Driedger
Montembeault
R: Labonte, Sandlak. L: Galvin, Kiriakos.
Bridgeport scratches (believed healthy unless noted): Aho, Rathgeb, C.Bourque (veteran), Eansor (lower), Gaudreau (lower), Gionta (veteran), Hitchcock, B.Holmstrom (veteran).
Kuhnhackl’s first AHL game since Jan. 5, 2016, against the Binghamton Senators.
I was told antediluvian was too long a word last night. If Donovan can use it*, I stand by it.
*-“The magician?“