Oct 22, 2022
The Bridgeport Islanders (2-1-0-0) celebrate a new season at Total Mortgage Arena with back-to-back games to open their home schedule this weekend. The Islanders host the Laval Rocket (1-2-1-0) tonight at 7 p.m. and the Hartford Wolf Pack (0-1-1-0) on Sunday at 3 p.m. Bridgeport will look to build on consecutive wins including a 5-4 overtime victory against the Providence Bruins on Friday night.
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HOME IS WHERE THE PARTY IS
Tonight is the 22nd home opener in team history and you’re invited to kick off the party with Isles Fan Fest from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. The Total Mortgage Arena Plaza, located directly outside the main entrance, will host food trucks as well as a street hockey rink and the acoustic duo, “The Hooch,” will perform live. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the first 2,500 fans will receive a 2022-23 magnet schedule. The game also features the inaugural series of Bridgeport Islanders Mystery Pucks, where a limited number of replica pucks, signed by various players, will be available for purchase.
LAST TIME OUT
William Dufour scored his first two professional goals including the game-winner in overtime to lift the Islanders to a 5-4 win at Providence on Friday. Dufour bookended the game with his first pro goal just 92 seconds into the contest and the exclamation point at 2:11 of overtime. Samuel Bolduc, Hudson Fasching and Andy Andreoff also scored, while Cory Schneider (2-0-0) earned his second straight win with 25 saves. Two of Bridgeport’s goals came on the power play (2-for-4).
VIEW FROM LAVAL
The Montreal Canadiens’ affiliate wraps up a two-game road trip tonight before opening a season-long, six-game homestand on Wednesday. Laval is still looking for its first win on the road (0-2-0-0) following a 2-1 setback to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last night. Gabriel Bourque scored the only Rocket goal, his fourth of the season in the final four minutes of regulation, which ties him for the league lead with five other players. Cayden Primeau made 21 saves. Tonight is the first of two meetings between the Islanders and Rocket, with the other coming Mar. 22nd in Quebec.
VIEW FROM HARTFORD
The New York Rangers’ affiliate was swept by Charlotte on opening weekend, but recorded one point in an overtime loss in North Carolina on Oct. 14th. The following night, Hartford fell behind by three goals and suffered a 3-1…
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