Dec 15, 2022
By Dalton Rice | Bridgeport Islanders
The Bridgeport Islanders (14-6-5-0), American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, battled through four games in six days over the last week, including a three-in-three series against the Atlantic Division leaders, Hershey and Providence.
Bridgeport remains third in the division with 33 points in 25 games.
The Islanders also took on the Springfield Thunderbirds at Total Mortgage Arena on Wednesday, earning a hard-fought point in a 2-1 overtime loss. Vincent Sevigny tied the game with an unassisted goal in the third period and Cory Schneider (10-2-2) made 32 saves against the St. Louis Blues’ farm team. It was his fifth straight game with 30 or more stops.
The Islanders struggled to contain the Washington Capitals’ affiliate in their first of three games in as many days over the weekend, falling to the Hershey Bears (17-5-2-1) on Friday at home. The Bears’ top line notched 10 points (four goals, six assists) alone. Even though they were outshot 21-10 in the first period, Bridgeport went to intermission in a 1-1 tie thanks to an early goal from Ruslan Iskhakov. Cole Bardreau kept Bridgeport close with a score 22 seconds into the third period, but the Islanders conceded an empty-net goal in the final minute, losing 4-2. Schneider made 37 saves and tied an AHL season high with 20 stops in the first period.
Goals from Chris Terry and Paul Thompson were not enough on Teddy Bear Toss night this past Saturday as the Islanders dropped a 3-2 setback to the Providence Bruins (15-4-3-2) at home. Terry sent the stuffed animals flying just 5:34 in, but two goals coming less than two minutes apart late in the third period for the Boston Bruins’ affiliate was too much to overcome. Jakub Skarek (4-4-3) made 24 saves. Bridgeport going 1-for-2 on the power play.
Andy Andreoff (two goals), Aatu Raty (one goal, two assists), Otto Koivula (one goal, one assist), and Will Dufour (one goal, one assist) all recorded multi-point games in a 5-2 victory in Providence on Sunday. A physical game full of extracurriculars snapped a three-game slide for the Islanders, bringing their season record against the Bruins to 4-3-0-0. Schneider made 40 saves, a new season-high, in a game where both teams racked up at least 35 shots on target.
The Islanders begin a three-game road trip tomorrow night with a 7 p.m. matchup against the Utica Comets at the…
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