Providence, RI – Vladimir Sobotka supplied two goals and three assists to lead the Providence Bruins to a 7-2 win over the Portland Pirates in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 3,338 at the Dunkin’ Donut Center.

Andy Wozniewski added two power-play goals and an assist to the Bruins attack while Brad Marchand collected a power-play goal and an assist. Adam McQuaid and Kirk MacDonald rounded out the Bruins goal scoring.

Cody McCormick and Tyler Ennis scored for the Pirates. McCormick’s goal ended a 124:41 road scoreless stretch while Ennis’ goal was the Pirates first road power-play goal of the season, ending a 0-26 start with the man advantage. In addition, Philip Gogulla registered his first career AHL assist in the game.

The loss was the Pirates fifth straight on the road and dropped them to 2-5 on the season.
The Bruins won for the second straight time to move to 4-2 on the campaign.

Providence led 3-1 after one and carried a 5-1 advantage into the third.

Jhonas Enroth started for the Pirates and allowed five goals on 24 shots before being replaced by JP Lamoureux to start the third. Lamoureux allowed two goals on 14 shots.

The three stars of the game were all from the Bruins. Sobotka was the first, McQuaid the second and Wozniewski the third.

The Pirates continue a five game road trip Friday when they travel to Norfolk Friday for the first of back-to-back games against the Admirals. Both games can be heard live on News Talk WLOB 95.5FM and on-line at www.portlandpirates.com beginning with the pre-game show at 7 p.m. The trip concludes Sunday when the Pirates are in Hershey to meet the defending Calder Cup Champion Bears in a 5 p.m. start.

The next Pirates home game takes place Friday, October 30th when the Lowell Devils visit the CCCC on Breast Cancer Awareness Night, presented by Paradigm Window Solutions. The Pirates will wear commemorative pink jerseys, which will be included in a silent auction during and following the game. The proceeds of the auction, as well as a portion of the game’s 50/50 sales will be donated to the Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute's Breast Care Center. In addition, the Pirates have committed to donate $3 from every advanced ticket purchased through this promotion to the Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute's Breast Care Center to help promote breast health and research. In order for a donation to be made, tickets for the October 30th game must be purchased by calling the Pirates ticket office at (207) 828-4665 ext. 317. Advance or game-day tickets purchased at the CCCC Box Office will not qualify for the $3 donation.

Ticket plans for the 2009-2010 season are 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 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.

It’s a 2010 Time Warner Cable All-Star Classic Season in Portland.
Come See What You’ve Been Missing.
WWW.PORTLANDPIRATES.COM
-###-