BRIDGEPORT — Mitchell Vande Sompel's goal in the shootout proved to be the difference as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers pulled out a 2-1 victory over the Providence Bruins in the second game of their home-and-home series on Saturday night.
After a fast-moving but scoreless first period in which there was only one whistle stopping play, Bridgeport finally got on the scoreboard in the second. Josh Ho-Sang sent a cross-ice pass to Connor Jones in the left circle [...]
BRIDGEPORT — Mitchell Vande Sompel's goal in the shootout proved to be the difference as the Bridgeport Sound Tigers pulled out a 2-1 victory over the Providence Bruins in the second game of their home-and-home series on Saturday night.
After a fast-moving but scoreless first period in which there was only one whistle stopping play, Bridgeport finally got on the scoreboard in the second. Josh Ho-Sang sent a cross-ice pass to Connor Jones in the left circle and his slap shot beat Zane McIntyre over the glove at 6:44. It was his fourth goal of the season.
The Sound Tigers looked like they were on their way to shutting out the P-Bruins for the third time this season, but Ryan Fitzgerald ruined that plan with 3:03 left in regulation. Zach Senyshyn took a pass from Colby Cave in the right circle and lifted a backhander toward the net. Fitzgerald was there to tip in under the pad of Chris Gibson for his seventh goal of the season.
Neither side had any great chances in the three-on-three overtime, and the game went to a shootout. Travis St. Denis scored in the second round for Bridgeport, but Providence's Jordan Szwarz kept the shootout alive with a tally of his own. But Vande Sompel's score won it for Bridgeport.
McIntyre stopped 17 of 18 shots while Gibson stopped 27 of 28. Providence was 0-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill. The P-Bruins face the Springfield Thunderbirds at the Dunkin' Donuts center on Sunday at 3:05 p.m.