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SOUND TIGERS 2, PHANTOMS 1 (SO)

Jan 18, 2008

Wade Dubielewicz jumped on the team bus this morning after a quick trip down from Long Island to lead the Sound Tigers to their first victory over the East Division leading Philadelphia Phantoms, 2-1 in a shootout. Jeff Tambellini's bullet of a shot in the shootout proved the eventual game-winner as Dubielewicz stopped four out of the five shots he faced.

Pete Zingoni, the only player in the American Hockey League born in Bridgeport, CT, always has a knack for coming back to haunt the Sound Tigers. About half-way through the first period he broke the scoreless tie. Zingoni skated into the zone and wristed a shot from the top of the left circle, past Sound Tigers' starting goalie Dubielewicz for the 1-0 lead. Dubielewicz got a piece of the shot but could not keep Zingoni from collecting his 16th tally of the season. Ryan Potulny and Stefan Ruzicka assisted on the goal.

Sound Tigers' head coach Jack Capuano stresses the importance of getting sticks in the passing lanes and bodies in the shooting lanes. With the Sound Tigers on the penalty-kill after Frans Nielsen took a penalty for holding, Ben Walter took his coach's advice and blocked a Phantoms' slap shot from the point. The puck caromed out to center-ice where Nielsen was just coming out of the penalty box. Nielsen skated in alone on Philadelphia starting net-minder, Scott Munroe and snapped the puck through Munroe's legs to tie the score at 1-1. The goal was Nielsen's ninth of the season.

Both Dubielewicz and Munroe kept either team off the scoreboard in the third period. Dubielewicz made nine saves while his counterpart, Munroe, had eight stops in the final period. A scoreless overtime session did not settle the game so the match went to a shootout.

In the shootout, Trevor Smith gave the Sound Tigers the 1-0 lead when he made a quick deke and slid a shot past Munroe's right pad on the team's third attempt. Kyle Greentree would tie the shootout score at one on the Phantoms' next attempt when he backhanded a shot over Dubielewicz's glove. Old faithful, Tambellini, was the next shooter for the Sound Tigers and he did not disappoint snapping a shot over Munroe's glove for the 2-1 shootout advantage. David Laliberte would have the final opportunity to tie the score but Dubielewicz stopped his shot when Laliberte tried to beat him over the glove, winning the game for the Sound Tigers in a shootout, 2-1.

Dubielewicz finished with 29 saves while Munroe had 28. Both teams finished the man-advantage 0-for-4 in the game.

The Sound Tigers will travel north to take on the Albany River Rats tomorrow night in Albany. Face-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

3 Stars
1. Jeff Tambellini - Game-winner in the shootout
2. Frans Nielsen - Got out of the penalty box and made no mistake snapping a shot through Munroe to tie the game at one
3. Wade Dubielewicz - Stopped 29 Phantoms shots for his first victory with the Sound Tigers this season.
Honorable Mention: Ben Walter - Huge blocked shot set up the Sound Tigers only goal in regulation

The NEW Bourne Identity: Justin Bourne made his American Hockey League debut tonight playing on the Sound Tigers' third line with Jeremy Colliton and Matt Keith. Bourne is a call-up from the team's ECHL affiliate, the Utah Grizzlies. Through 35 games with the Grizzlies this season, Bourne has 12 goals and 10 assists for 22 points.

Johnson Recalled: After finishing tonight's game with the Sound Tigers, Aaron Johnson was recalled by the Islanders from his conditioning stint. Johnson will be with the Islanders when they play the Phantoms NHL affiliate, the Flyers, on Saturday at the Nassau Coliseum.

Lineups

SOUND TIGERS

Forwards
7 Jeff Tambellini - 51 Frans Nielsen - 12 Kyle Okposo
10 Sean Bentivoglio - 9 Ben Walter - 23 Trevor Smith
8 Justin Bourne - 21 Jeremy Colliton - 27 Matt Keith
37 Kip Brennan - 18 Micheal Haley

Defensemen
2 Aaron Johnson - 44 Drew Fata
6 Matthew Spiller - 50 Dustin Kohn
40 Jamie Fraser - 15 Andy Sertich

Goalies
31 Wade Dubielewicz (starter)
35 Joey MacDonald

PHANTOMS

Forwards
9 Pete Zingoni - 16 Ryan Potulny - 14 Stefan Ruzicka
4 Kyle Greentree - 37 Jonathan Matsumoto - 10 David Laliberte
12 Triston Grant - 11 Frederik Cabana - 25 Darroll Powe
20 Josh Beaulieu - 15 Jesse Boulerice

Defensemen
3 Oskars Bartulis - 7 Nate Guenin
36 Lars Jonsson - 23 Denis Gauthier
77 Ryan Parent - 2 Chad Anderson

Goalies
33 Scott Munroe (starter)
1 Brian Boucher