Apr 2, 2022
The Bridgeport Islanders (27-25-6-4, .516), American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (29-27-4-4, .516) and Lehigh Valley Phantoms (23-27-7-4, .467) with major playoff implications on the line this weekend. The Islanders close out a four-game road trip and begin a stretch of six games in nine days when they face the Penguins at 6:05 p.m. tonight inside Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The Islanders have won four straight games and are 6-0-1-0 in their last seven contests, moving into a tie for the Atlantic Division’s sixth and final playoff spot with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Lehigh Valley sits eighth. Bridgeport currently holds the tie breaker (percentage of games won in regulation, 33.9%).
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LAST TIME OUT
Chris Terry’s 600th career point in the American Hockey League was the overtime-winning goal in a 6-5 victory against the Rochester Americans at Blue Cross Arena on Sunday. The Islanders scored at least five goals for the third time in four games and bounced back from two different two-goal deficits to earn the win. Terry was one of four Bridgeport players to record at least two points in the contest, joining Austin Czarnik (1g, 2a), Robin Salo (1g, 2a) and Arnaud Durandeau (1g, 1a). The Islanders also fired a season-high 46 shots-on-goal against Buffalo Sabres prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
VIEW FROM WILKES-BARRE
Tonight’s game is the fifth of six matchups between the Islanders and Penguins this season, and the second of three in Pennsylvania. Bridgeport is 2-2-0-0 in the previous four meetings and 0-1-0-0 in those contests on the road, a 4-3 regulation loss on Feb. 4th. The Penguins suffered a 4-2 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the PPL Center last night, receiving goals from Michael Chaput and Kyle Olson, and 26 saves from Tommy Nappier (9-8-2). Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is…
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