Getting Wilde: Bode Wilde scored his first professional goal on Apr. 7th in Hartford and followed up with his second pro tally on Tuesday. He's one of three Sound Tigers to score in back-to-back games this season (Bardreau, Fritz). Wilde, a 21-year-old rookie from Montreal, got Bridgeport on the board Tuesday with a long wrist shot from the right wing that was deflected in front and found the top left corner at 2:54 of the second period. It was his fourth point (two goals, two assists) in 14 games this season and his sixth point (two goals, four assists) in 34 pro appearances, all with Bridgeport. Wilde was selected by the New York Islanders in the second round (#41 overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.
The Fritz Factor:In addition to Wilde, Tanner Fritz also scored for the second straight game on Tuesday with a heavy wrist shot from the right circle that snuck inside the blocker of goaltender Tyler Wall at 9:42 of the middle frame. It was his 46th career AHL goal since his debut in 2016 (all with Bridgeport), second-most among active Sound Tigers behind Cole Bardreau (49). He's currently tied for third on the team in goals (three), tied for fourth in points (six) and tied for fifth in points-per-game (0.40).
El Durandeau: Arnaud Durandeau jammed home his second goal of the season and added an assist on Tuesday, collecting his second career multi-point game and first since Dec. 18, 2019 against Syracuse. The 22-year-old winger has three points (two goals, one assist) in seven games this season and currently ranks fourth on the Sound Tigers in points-per-game (0.43). He has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in 28 AHL contests with Bridgeport over the last two seasons. Durandeau was selected by the New York Islanders in the sixth round (#165 overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.
Quick Hits: Bridgeport's four goals on Tuesday snapped a string of five straight games with two goals or lessโฆ It was the fifth time in the last eight games that the Sound Tigers have allowed five goals or moreโฆ Tuesday's game was the first time this season that every goal was scored at 5-on-5 strength (when there were a minimum of two goals)โฆ Mike Cornell made his season debut on Tuesday, playing right wing with Bobo Carpenter and Erik Brownโฆ Yanick Turcotte was loaned to the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) and Brett Neumann was loaned to the Allen Americans (ECHL) on Tuesday.
Team Leaders
Goals: Cole Bardreau (6)
Assists: Jeff Kubiak (6)
Points: Samuel Bolduc (9)
Plus/Minus: Tom Kuhnhackl (+1)
Penalty Minutes: Seth Helgeson (32)
Shots: Samuel Bolduc (36)
Games Played: Six Tied (16)