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Monday, January 19, 2009
Pirates lose; Kennedy on the mend
Mark Mancari put Portland up 1-0, but Hartford closed with three unanswered goals to beat the decimated Pirates, 3-1. The goal was Mancari's 17th on the season, with assists going to Marc-Andre Gragnani and Mathieu Darche. Jhonas Enroth made 27 stops in the loss.
Add Tim Kennedy to the Pirates injury heap that already includes Mike Weber, Mike Funk, Dylan Hunter, Paul Baier, and Adam Dennis. Kennedy missed the game after having a number (7?) of teeth knocked out after taking a high stick from Gabe Gauthier in the Pirates Saturday loss to Manchester. Gauthier received a double minor on the play. Kennedy received oral surgery.
With injuries and illness abound (Gerbe missed the contest due to sickness), Portland went to battle with just 16 skaters for the Monday afternoon tilt. The loss makes the Pirates 1-4 in their last five home games.
The Rundown:
Mancari: 1G, 4 SOG
Gragnani: 1A, +1
Zagrapan: +1
Kostka: -1
Card: even
Whitmore: 3 SOG
Schutz: -2
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Pirates update (12/7-12/12)
On Friday, Portland fell to Binghamton, 2-1. Matt Ellis scored the only Pirates goal, with Mike Weber getting an assist on the play. Adam Dennis made 26 saves for his fifth loss in his last six starts.
The Rundown:
Weber: 1A
Schutz: +1, 4 SOG
Kostka: 2 SOG
Mancari: 1 SOG
Gragnani: 1 SOG
Kennedy: 1 SOG
Butler: -1, 2 SOG
Hunter: -1
Whitmore: -1, 3 SOG
Zagrapan: -1, 3 SOG
Dennis: 26 saves, L
The Pirates fared better earlier in the week, taking a 4-3 shootout over Manchester on Tuesday. Mark Mancari and Tim Kennedy scored the Pirates goals in the shootout to ice the win. Marc-Andre Gragnani had pair of assists in regulation, while Mike Kostka, Felix Schutz, and Dylan Hunter all had single helpers in the win.
Adam Dennis shut the door in relief of the Jhonas Enroth, who was pulled after making 17 saves through 40:00.
The Rundown:
Gragnani: 2A, +1
Kostka: 1A, +1
Hunter: 1A, +1
Schutz: 1A
Butler: 5 SOG
Mancari: 2 SOG
Weber: 3 SOG, 4 PIM
Kennedy: 2 SOG
Whitmore: +1
Zagrapan: 2 PIM
Dennis: 12 saves, W
Enroth: 17 saves
Last Sunday, Portland lost to Worcester, 4-2. Marek Zagrapan netted his fifth of the season when he tipped a Mancari blast on a second period power play. The assist put Mancari on the scoresheet in ten straight AHL contests going back to before his call to Buffalo. Adam Dennis made 26 saves in defeat, while old frined Claude Lemieux scored the second goal of his comeback attempt with the Sharks.
The Rundown:
Zagrapan: 1G
Gragnani: 1A, -2
Kennedy: 1A, -1
Mancari: 1A, -1
Schutz: -2
Butler: -1
Weber: even
Kostka: -2
Hunter: -1
Whitmore: 1 SOG
Dennis: 26 saves, L
Mike Funk did not play and will remain out indefintely after suffering his second concussion of the season thanks to a brutal boarding by Lowell's Anssi Salmela last weekend.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
12/10 Recap: Brennan solid in win; Ennis heads east
T.J. Brennan (+3) had two assists, including a set-up on the game winner, as Montreal defeated the Q's top-club, Shawinigan, by a 4-1 score. Luke Adam (2 PIM) failed to hit the sheet for the fourth straight game as the Juniors take tail end of the home-and-home. Cedric-Lalonde McNicoll scored the lone Cataractes goal, extending his current point-streak to an alarming 21 games.
In snowy Charlottetown, Jordon Southorn had an assist and his usual two hits for PEI in their 5-2 win over Halifax. The 6'2 defenseman is even with five points in his last three games.
Also from the Q, Jean-Simon Allard was +1 but failed to register for the fourth straight game as Quebec stomped on Chicoutimi, 7-1. The 6'3, 193-pounder has been hot and cold all season long after getting traded to the Remparts at the Q draft last offseason, and he'll need to be a more consistent presence moving forward. The Sags' Jacob Lagacé posted a -5 in the loss, a season low amongst all of the Sabres prospects.
In Michigan, Nick Crawford was -1 as Saginaw lost at Plymouth, 3-2. The minus took place when Crawford got beat on a play by Chris Terry, who skated past the sixth-rounder and bested Edward Pasquale from 20-feet out for the Whalers second goal of the night, and his 14th of the season.
And now, catch-up time.
On Monday, Tyler Ennis (-1) had an assist as Medicine Hat fell to Lethbridge, 4-3. The game was the final tune-up for the left wing before skating in Team Canada's camp beginning Thursday.
In the DEL, Philip Gogulla was -1 with three shots on goal as Cologne dropped a shootout to Iserlohn, 3-2. The winger did not make the Sharks shooter list.
In Tuesday evening action, Jean-Simon Allard was quiet for his third straight game, finishing -1 as Quebec was shutout by Baie-Comeau, 4-0.
Over in Sweden, Dennis Persson dressed but did not get a shift as Timra lost to SSK, 3-2.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Mancari effect hits five on farm
On Saturday, Portland came up empty for the fifth straight game without leading scorer Mark Mancari with a 5-1 loss to Lowell. Derek Whitmore assisted on the lone Pirates goal, while Jhonas Enroth made 13 saves after Adam Dennis was pulled after allowing three goals on nine shots in the first period. Devils goalie Jeff Frazee made 40 saves for the win, while Niklas Bergfors scored two goals and an assist.
The Rundown:
Whitmore: 1A, -1
Gerbe: -1, 4SOG
Kennedy: -1, 4SOG
Gragnani: -1, 3SOG
Zagrapan: -1, 3SOG
Weber: 2PIM
Funk: 2PIM
Kostka: 2SOG
Hunter: 2SOG
Schutz: -2
Butler: -3
Dennis: 3GA, 20:00, L
Enroth: 13 saves
The Pirates held an eight-game winning streak at the time of Mancari's call-up on November 21st.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Pirates lose fourth in a row
Kings prospect Jonathan Quick was sharp, stopping 41 of 42 shots as Manchester handed Portland its fourth straight loss, 3-1. The only Portland goal took place on the power play when Mike Funk found Chris Butler, whose point shot was tipped by Tyler Bouck past Quick. Felix Schutz saw his three game point streak snapped, while Adam Dennis made 27 saves in the loss.
The Rundown:
Butler: 1A, -2
Funk: 1A
Weber: 4 PIM
Schutz: even
Hunter: even
Kostka: even
Whitmore: even
Zagrapan: -1, 7 SOG
Gerbe: -1, 6 SOG
Kennedy: -1, 4 SOG
Dennis: 27 saves, L
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Pirates streak ends with weekend losses
Portland's eight-game winning streak came to an end this weekend with Friday-Saturday losses to Providence and Hartford.
On Friday, Felix Schutz and Derek Whitmore each scored a goal and was solid with 31 saves in the loss, while Nathan Gerbe added an assist for his 21st point of the year. The 5'6 Gerbe also had his first fighting major (vs. Vladimir Sobotka) since a game versus Merrimack in his sophomore year with Boston College.
The Pirates were playing without leading scorer Mark Mancari, who was named the game's #3 star for Buffalo in the Sabres loss to Philadelphia. On Saturday, Mancari scored his first NHL goal in another Sabres loss to the Isles.
The Rundown:
Schutz: 1G, 1A, +2
Whitmore: 1G, 1A, +2
Gerbe: 1A, +1, 7 PIM
Butler: +1
Funk: +1
Zagrapan: -1
Kennedy: -1
Gragnani: -1
Weber: 2 PIM
Kostka: -1
Enroth: 31 saves
The Pirates returned to action on Saturday, suffering back-to-back defeats for the first time this season with a 6-2 loss to Hartford. Mike Funk scored his first of the year, while Schutz added his fourth to give him points in five straight games. Gerbe picked up an assist to extend his point streak to eight.
With the Pirates losing two straight for the first time this season, Tim Kennedy went pointless in back-to-back games for the first time as well.
The Rundown:
Schutz: 1G, -1
Funk: 1G
Gragnani: 1A -1
Gerbe: 1A, -2, 4 SOG
Zagrapan: +1
Butler: +1
Kennedy: -1
Weber: -2
Kostka: 2 SOG
Whitmore: 1 SOG
Dennis: 22 saves, 6 GA
Mike Card (cut face) and Dylan Hunter (foot) remained sidelined for Portland.
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