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Saturday, April 18, 2009
Pirates head home with a split
The Portland Pirates kicked off the first round of the AHL playoffs this week with a road split in Providence.
On Wednesday, Marek Zagrapan had a pair of goals and Jhonas Enroth made 28 saves as the Pirates shut out the Bruins, 3-0.
Felix Schutz scored his first playoff goal, while Mark Mancari picked up two assists.
Recent addition Dennis Persson did not dress for Portland.
The Rundown:
Zagrapan: 2G, +2, 5 SOG
Schutz: 1G, +1
Mancari: 2A, +2
Gragnani: A, +3
Gerbe: 4 SOG
Kennedy: 1 SOG
Butler: 2 SOG
Whitmore: even
Turnbull: 2 SOG
Kostka: 1 SOG
Generous: 1 SOG
Enroth: 28 saves, SO
On Friday, the Pirates could only muster a Tyler Bouck wrister in the third period as the Bruins evened things up with a 2-1 in. Derek Whitmore drew an assist on Bouck's short-handed goal.
Enroth made 38 saves to earn the game's #3 star.
Mike Kostka dinged a leg in the loss, potentially paving the way for Matt Generous or Persson to re-enter the lineup for Sunday's game three.
The Rundown:
Whitmore: 1A, +1
Gragnani: +1, 2 SOG
Gerbe: -1, 4 SOG
Mancari: -1, 5 SOG
Kennedy: -1
Butler: 2 SOG
Zagrapan: -1
Schutz: 2 SOG
Turnbull: 1 SOG
Kostka: -1
Enroth: 38 saves
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Pirates split weekend, remain in third
Tim Kennedy had a goal and two assists, and Nathan Gerbe and Mark Mancari each had a goal and an assist as Portland upended Springfield, 6-4.
Jhonas Enroth made 33 saves to improve his record to 25-22-0-6 on the season. Going 5-1-0-1 in their last seven games, the victory moves the Pirates (37-30-3-7 - 84 points) one point ahead of Worcester for third place in the Atlantic Division. The two teams will square off on Wednesday.
The Rundown:
Kennedy: 1G, 2A, +2
Gerbe: 1G, 1A, +3
Mancari: 1G, 1A
Zagrapan: 6 SOG
Generous: 4 SOG, 6 PIM
Schutz: 2 SOG
Gragnani: -1
Turnbull: 1 SOG
Persson: 2 SOG
Kostka: +1
Enroth: 33 saves, W
On Saturday, Enroth made 30 saves but the Pirates lost a 3-2 shootout to Providence. Gerbe and Marc-Andre Gragnani drew assists for the Pirates on goals by Mathieu Darche and Colton Fretter. Matt Generous finished +1 in his first appearance in a Portland sweater.
Kennedy, Mancari, Zagrapan, and Gerbe could not beat Tuukka Rask in the shootout.
The Rundown:
Gerbe: 1A, +1, 6 SOG
Gragnani: 1A, -1
Kennedy: -1
Mancari: -1
Zagrapan: -1
Generous: +1
Schutz: 1 SOG
Kostka: -1
Persson: -1
Whitmore: 2 SOG
Enroth: 30 saves, SOL
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Sabres sign former Wolverine Turnbull
University of Michigan product Travis Turnbull has signed a two-year entry level contract with the Buffalo Sabres. A potential checking line center and son of former NHLer Perry, the 6'0, 193-pound Turnbull enters the pro ranks after a 166 game NCAA career that saw him pot 40 goals and 90 total points with the powerhouse Wolverines.
The Sabres never had Turnbull in for a development camp, but they had a good read on him outside of their own viewings. A native of St. Louis, Turnbull, 22, was a teammate of defensemen Chris Butler with the Jr. Blues organization before the pair played together with the Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) from 2003-2005. Another member of those Musketeers clubs? Current Portland forward Tim Kennedy, who went on to face Turnbull for three seasons with the rival Michigan State Spartans.
Turnbull and recently-inked Matt Generous both reported to the Portland in time for their Friday contest at Lowell but did not play.
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