They’ve set something of a standard the past two months. So-so doesn’t cut it for them, even if it almost cut it on the scoreboard.
“When the other team outworks you, it’s not good enough,” Brent Thompson said. “I’m not going to say it was the whole game, but they outworked us the majority of the game.”
There wasn’t much momentum. They didn’t get pucks back when they got them deep; they seemed to be going east-west sometimes when they could’ve gone north-south, and it cost them position if not always possession. They had one failed clear that ended up in the back of their net.
Jeremy Colliton called it “a little scattered.” They’ll try to pull it back together tomorrow night.
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Road winning streak ends at eight; first one since New Year’s Eve in Wilkes-Barre. Winning streak ends at five. Anders Nilsson’s winning streak ends at nine. But Blair Riley’s scoring streak rolls on.
Thompson said Calvin de Haan is possible for Saturday; Mark Katic, probably not. “I wish I could put Marcinko in,” he joked. Well, the sentiment wasn’t a joke, actually. Two games to go on that suspension.
Bridgeport played 142 minutes, 28 seconds without allowing a goal, back to the Hershey five-on-three goal Sunday. Nilsson’s personal shutout streak of 141:41 (he was off the ice for a crazy long time on a delayed penalty Monday) would have passed Peter Mannino’s post-lockout individual record, if not for that pesky streak Kevin Poulin went on to start January.
The net rippled on Dane Byers’ shootout attempt, leading off the third round. Officially, it’s because the puck clipped it as it went past, wide. Byers asked Chris Cozzan and the linesmen to take a look and see if they could find a hole in the netting. They did not. A few fans yelled for a replay. Wrong arena. Five of the first six shooters appeared to miss the net (Paul Dainton gloved Tony Romano’s shot), and then five shooters in a row scored before Kael Mouillierat hit the post to end it.
Prescout. Worcester had a crowd over 10,000 for an appearance by the Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski. I’d say “Providence sent them home unhappy,” but got to figure Bruins fans make up a bit of that 10,000, between the proximity and the Patriots thing, so. Providence sent some of them home unhappy, and some home happy. Some probably were just on sugar highs. I’ve painted myself in a corner here.
Always nice to see Fran Sypek.
Casey Cizikas played 11:33 in his NHL debut.
Big NHL deal sends three Devils to Minnesota for Marek Zidlicky. Two and a half days to the deadline.
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