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| Sound Tigers netminder Jared Coreau shown making one of his 28 saves in Sunday's overtime loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack. |
BRIDGEPORT—Bridgeport’s Jared Coreau and Hartford’s Igor
Shesterkin went back-and-forth
with highlight-reel saves and top-notch
goaltending keeping the game tight in an eventual 2-1
overtime victory for the Wolf Pack before 2,437 fans at
Webster Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon. Coreau (0-4-1) ended the contest with 28 saves on 30 shots,
while Hartford’s Shesterkin (5-0-0) stopped 29 of the 30 chances he faced.
Grant Hutton scored his first goal of the season for the Sound Tigers in the
club’s sixth straight loss.
Bridgeport doubled up Hartford in the shots department,
12-6, during the opening 20 minutes, but neither team lit the lamp early in the
matinee matchup. Hutton finally capitalized to break the deadlock at 14:40 of
second, scoring on a long-range wrist shot immediately following John Stevens’
faceoff win in the offensive zone.
The lead was short-lived, however, as Wolf Pack captain
Steven Fogarty made it 1-1 just 56 seconds later. Boo Nieves created a turnover
by stealing the puck from Bridgeport’s defense and began a quick passing play
in front. He found Vinni Lettieri on the left side who fed it to the doorstep,
ultimately finished off by Fogarty past Coreau’s reaching glove at 15:36.
Both teams continued to display stellar goal-scoring
opportunities, but the netminders were that much better down the stretch.
Coreau and Shesterkin, the New York Rangers’ fourth-round pick in 2014, each
denied a breakaway and Coreau shut down Filip Chytil on a backdoor one-timer in
the third period.
In overtime, Darren Raddysh potted his first goal of the
season at the 2:25 mark to hand Hartford its fourth straight win. Matt Beleskey
slipped the puck to an open Raddysh in the slot, where he had just darted
following a line change, and the Wolf Pack defenseman scored on a one-timer to
end the game.
Bridgeport finished the afternoon 0-for-2 on the power play,
while Hartford was 0-for-1 with a man advantage.
With the win, the Atlantic Division-leading Wolf Pack
improved to 8-0-0-1 while the Sound Tigers, looking up from the basement, fell
to 1-5-2-1.
On Deck: The Sound Tigers return to the road
next Friday for a 7 p.m. puck drop against the Syracuse Crunch in Syracuse,
N.Y. It’s Bridgeport’s first game outside of the Atlantic Division this season,
which also begins another “3-in-3” weekend series. Fans can follow all of the
live action via the Sound
Tigers Radio Network and AHLTV, beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are
on sale now!
Sound
Tigers season tickets and flex plans are on sale now for the 2019-20 campaign.
Full-season, 20-game, and 10-game plans are available. All entitle
ticketholders to exclusive benefits, including the ticket holder exchange
policy. For more information, contact Brad Dworin at 203-345-4813 or via email
at brad.dworin@harboryardse.com.
The Wolf Pack now embark on a swing through Quebec and
Ontario. The Pack will challenge the Laval (Quebec) Rocket in Laval on
Wednesday (7 p.m.) and Friday (7:30 p.m.) and then on to Belleville, Ont.,
where they will challenge the Belleville Senators on Saturday (7 p.m.). Listen
to Wolf Pack games live by clicking HERE, or watch the game streaming live on AHLTV.
The
Pack return home on Friday, Nov. 8, when they will host the Hershey Bears at 7
:15. They will also be home on Saturday, Nov. 9, for a game against the
Senators. All Friday night Wolf Pack home games feature $1 hot dogs and $2
beers through the start of the second period, presented by Nomads Adventure
Quest.
Tickets for all 2019-20 Wolf Pack home games are on
sale now at the Sunwave Gas & Power Ticket Office
at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499.
Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger start at just $10 each, and
all tickets will have a $3 day-of-game increase. To speak with a Wolf Pack
representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack’s ticketing
options, call (860) 722-9425, or click here to request more info. To visit the Wolf Pack on
line, go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com.
—Staff Reports
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