Bridgeport starts slow, drops 3rd straight

BRIDGEPORT — The Springfield Thunerbird score twice in the game’s opening 62 seconds and rolled to a 4-1 victory over the Bridgeport Islanders at Webster Bank Arena on Saturday.

Andy Andreoff scored for Bridgeport, which lost its third straight game. Cory Schneider (0-3-0) made 28 saves.

Colton Ellis ) stopped 28 of the 29 shots he faced to win his AHL debut for the T-Birds.

Alexey Toropchenko opening the scoring just 42 seconds into the game with a shot in tight that bounced off the post and across the goal line. While initially waved off and play continued, it was later determined to be a good goal upon video review.

Twenty-seconds later, Logan Brown converted on a turnover with a backhand shot between the circles.

Keean Washkurak redirected Nick Albano’s point shot to make it 3-0 at the 4:29 mark, his third goal in five games.