Falcons Game 43: Back to .500 (Again!)

The Pirates came out re-energized in the second stanza. Cal O'Reilly netted his first goal of the season to even the score at one apiece nearing the six minute mark.

A penalty against the Pirates Nathan Oystrick for interference was just about to end when Dalton Prout fired a cannon from the blue line that Pogge never saw, giving the Falcons a 2-1 lead. Assists on the goal went to Calvert and Martin St. Pierre. Oystrick, when he came out of the box, continued to let referee Francis Charron have it and was sent right back into the box, this time for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Michael Stone brought the Pirates even at 6:10, eventually setting the stage for Savard's game winner. The difference clearly was Paul Dainton in the Springfield net. Shots on goal in the second period were 13-5 in favor of Portland. They went one better in the third, outshooting the Falcons 14-5.


This was a huge character win for the Falcons. Dainton's play in his two games so far this week has been solidifying for the team, and the players in front of him have responded. The win brought the Falcons back to .500, at 20-20-1-2. The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are 9-0-1 in their last 10 and have taken over first place in the Northeast Division. Just four points separate first from last place, so there's still a lot of hockey left to play. Tonight, the Falcons head back to Hartford to take on the Connecticut Whale at 7PM.