Springfield, MA - Chris Minard, Adam Henrich and Taylor Chorney each scored a goal and an assist to lead the Springfield Falcons to a 5-2 win over the Portland Pirates in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 5,267 at the MassMutual Center.

Liam Reddox and Charles Linglet also scored for the Falcons while Ryan Potulny and Chris Armstrong registered two assists each.

Marc-Andre Gragnani scored both Pirates goals. Paul Byron and Dennis Persson each collected an assist.

Springfield is 1-0 on the season while Portland is 0-1.

Springfield led 2-1 after one and 5-2 after two.

Jhonas Enroth took the loss for the Pirates allowing five goals on 24 shots. Devan Dubnyk posted the win with a 30-save performance.

The Pirates return to action Friday when they travel to Albany to face the River Rats at 7 p.m. The game can be heard live on News Talk WLOB 95.5FM beginning with the pre-game show at 6:45 p.m.

The Pirates 2009-2010 home opener will take place this Saturday (October 10th) when the Providence Bruins visit the Cumberland County Civic Center for a 7 p.m. start. The first ever Treasure Chest contest, Magnetic schedule giveaway and USA Hockey Member Night highlight the beginning of the home portion of the Pirates 2009-10 regular season schedule. Tickets for the home opener, as well as all other Pirates home games at the Cumberland County Civic Center, are now on sale by calling (207) 775-3458, visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or going on-line at www.portlandpirates.com.

Ticket plans for the 2009-2010 season are still available at the Pirates office, located at 94 Free Street in Portland. The Pirates office is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For all the information about the Pirates 2009-2010 ticket plans and 2010 Time Warner Cable AHL All-Star Classic visit www.portlandpirates.com or call (207) 828-4665 Ext. 350 to speak with one of the Pirates account executives.

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