When: Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: War Memorial Arena
Radio: The Score 1260
Watch: AHL Live
 
Season Series: This is the first of two meetings between the Bridgeport Sound Tigers and the Syracuse Crunch. Last season, the team's split a two game season series. Syracuse outscored Bridgeport, 7-4, in the two meetings. Nate Guenin led the Crunch with three points, all assists, against Bridgeport last season. John Mitchell recorded two points (1g, 1a). Jeremy Colliton was one of three players to record three points against the Crunch last season. Seven Sound Tigers scored recorded at least one point against Syracuse.
 
Syracuse is 3-5-2 all-time against Bridgeport.
 
Crunch At A Glance: Syracuse enters the game 13th in the Eastern Conference, four points behind the Portland Pirates for eighth in the conference. The Crunch blanked the Rochester Americans, 4-0, last night at the War Memorial Arena. Kyle Palmieri and Rick Schofield scored in the first three minutes of the game, providing all of the offense the Crunch would need. Mark Bell and Luca Caputi added goals in the third period. Iiro Tarkki stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season.
 
Patrick Maroon leads the Crunch with 45 points (20g, 25a) in 40 games. He's tied for sixth in the league in points. Palmieri leads the team with 24 goals, tied with Norfolk's Corey Conacher and Springfield's Cam Atkinson for the league lead. Since his trade to the Crunch on January 3, Caputi has become one of the team's top scoring threats. He's collected 11 points (4g, 7a) in 10 games.
 
Crunch Leaders
Goals: Kyle Palmieri - 24
Assists: Patrick Maroon - 25
Points: Patrick Maroon - 45
Plus/Minus: Kyle Palmieri - +16
PIM: Troy Bodie - 81
Wins: Iiro Tarkki - 10
GAA: Iiro Tarkki - 2.74
Save %: Iiro Tarkki - .918
Shutouts: Iiro Tarkki - 2
 
Recent Crunch Transactions
1/26/2012 Josh Brittain (LW) Syracuse DEL Reassigned by Anaheim (NHL) to Elmira (ECHL)
1/25/2012 J.F. Jacques (LW) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
1/25/2012 Mark Bell (C) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
1/25/2012 Nate Guenin (D) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
1/24/2012 J.F. Jacques (LW) Syracuse DEL Recalled on loan by Anaheim (NHL)
1/23/2012 Josh Brittain (LW) Syracuse ADD Reassigned by Anaheim (NHL) from Elmira (ECHL)
 
Who's Hot
Luca Caputi - 11 points (4g, 7a) in his last ten games
Kyle Palmieri - Three goals in his last two games
Peter Holland - Three assists in his last three games
 
Sound Tigers At a Glance: Bridgeport defeated the Adirondack Phantoms, 6-2, last night at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Casey Cizikas led the offense, recording three points (1g, 2a). Steve Oleksy added two assists. Ten players recorded at least one point in the win. Kevin Poulin stopped 51 shots for the win. The Sound Tigers have points in their last ten games.
 
Cizikas, a rookie, leads all Sound Tigers in points, entering tonight's contest with 35 points (13g, 22a) in 43 games. He's tied for fourth among all rookies in scoring. His 22 assists also lead the team. David Ullstrom has 14 goals, leading all Bridgeport skaters. Poulin leads the team with 12 wins.
 
Sound Tigers Leaders:
Goals: David Ullstrom - 14
Assists: Casey Cizikas - 22
Points: Casey Cizikas - 35
Plus/Minus: Casey Cizikas - +18
PIM: Benn Olsen - 74
Wins: Kevin Poulin - 12
GAA: Kevin Poulin - 2.74
Save %: Kevin Poulin - .908
Shutouts: Kevin Poulin and Anders Nilsson - 1
 
Recent Sound Tigers Transactions
1/25/2012 Scott Howes (LW) Bridgeport ADD Signed to PTO
1/18/2012 Benn Olson (D) Bridgeport DEL Loaned to Alaska (ECHL)
1/17/2012 Joey Haddad (LW) Bridgeport DEL Released from PTO
1/17/2012 Nic Riopel (G) Bridgeport DEL Released from PTO
1/16/2012 Kevin Poulin (G) Bridgeport ADD Returned on loan from NY Islanders (NHL)
 
Who's Hot
Rhett Rakkshani - 16 points (6g, 10a) in his last 11 games
Casey Cizikas - Five goals in his last four games
Andres Nillson - Won his last four decisions