BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask made 21 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Zdeno Chara and Jarome Iginla scored for Boston. The Bruins took over the top spot in the Eastern Conference with 93 points, one more than Pittsburgh. Mike Smith made 18 […]
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Pirates have power of Szwarz
Graying skies in southern Maine started spitting snow as Portland Pirates captain Jordan Szwarz and his teammates practiced Thursday. Afterward, Szwarz laughed about the weather. “I’m from Ontario; we’re used to it,” he said In the long term, of course he is. But recently, there was more likely to be a disruptive dust storm on […]
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Pirates’ GM: More offense needed
The Portland Pirates returned home after Saturday’s loss — their third in a row — and took Sunday off before getting back to work figuring out what was working during a seven-game point streak, and how to get the team back to that point. The team’s general manager, Phoenix Coyotes’ vice president of hockey operations […]
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AHL: Pirates regroup with week off
SACO — The quirky nature of the Portland Pirates’ early-season schedule has mad it hard for the coaching staff to find any sort of rhythm in the team’s overall game play. Hard, considering the Pirates have played exactly two games this season. “One thing about playing games, you get into a rhythm,” Pirates head coach […]
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Hockey: Two Pirates called to Phoenix; Coyotes send two to AHL
The Portland Pirates’ first game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee will be played without a pair of players the team was counting on for some offensive production. The Phoenix Coyotes announced Wednesday that they have recalled forwards Brandon Yip and Tim Kennedy from the Pirates. To make room, they have returned Chris Brown and Lucas […]