Showing posts with label funk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funk. Show all posts
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Gerbe grabs 13th, Enroth stops 'em all in win
Nathan Gerbe and Derek Whitmore netted goals, and Jhonas Enroth made 23 saves for his second North American shutout as Portland defeated Manchester, 4-0.
Whitmore found twine on a redirect early in the first period to put the Pirates up 1-0. Later, Felix Schutz fed a pass to Gerbe on a 2-1 break, who one-timed the puck past Jonathan Bernier for his 13th of the season.
The win ends a five-game losing streak for the Pirates.
The Rundown:
Gerbe: 1G, +1, 7SOG
Whitmore: 1G, +1
Schutz: 1A, +2
Zagrapan: 1A, +1
Gragnani: +3
Kostka: +2
Butler: +2
Weber: 2 PIM
Hunter: 1SOG
Kennedy: 1 SOG
Funk: 1A, +1
Enroth: 23 saves, SO
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
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Kostka, Schutz steer ship in loss
Mike Kostka scored two goals, and Felix Schutz scored a goal and an assist as Portland lost to Worcester, 4-3. The goals were Kostka's first as a professional.
With Mark Mancari in Buffalo, Schutz has stepped up with three goals in as many games. Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves in the loss, while Nathan Gerbe saw his eight-game point streak snapped.
The Rundown:
Kostka: 2G, +1, 5 SOG
Schutz: 1G, 1A, -1
Whitmore: 1A +1
Zagrapan: 3 SOG
Weber: -1
Kennedy: -1
Gragnani: -1
Gerbe: -1
Butler: -2, 2 PIM
Funk: -2
Enroth: 26 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.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Eight straight for the farm ship
Down on the farm, Tim Kennedy and Chris Butler each scored a goal and an assist as Portland won their eighth straight game, 4-2 over Hartford. Marek Zagrapan, Nathan Gerbe, and Mark Mancari added helpers for the Pirates, who scored three times on the power play and once into an empty net, while Adam Dennis made 34 saves to earn his sixth win. Mike Card sat the game out with a facial injury.
The Rundown:
Butler: 1G, 1A, +1
Kennedy: 1G, 1A, -1
Zagrapan: 1A
Gerbe: 1A
Mancari: 1A, -1
Funk: +1
Kostka: -1
Gragnani: -1
Weber: 1 SOG
Schutz: 1 SOG
Whitmore: even
Dennis: 34 saves, W
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