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The Wolf Pack dashed the Sound Tigers’ hopes of a playoff push Saturday night in Hartford and their intrastate rival handed the Sound Tigers a 3-2 loss in the team’s final game of the season Sunday afternoon at Arena at Harbor Yard. Trevor Smith and Jeff Tambellini scored the final two goals of the season for the Sound Tigers, who finishing fifth in the East Division, one position back of a playoff spot.

Tonight was Fan Appreciation Night for Sound Tiger fans, but the Wolf Pack were able to swing the momentum their way, scoring just 22 seconds into the game. Greg Moore picked up a loose puck just above the right hash marks and fed a pass to Pierre Parenteau who wristed a shot over Mike Morrison’s glove.

After Hartford’s Corey Potter made it 2-0 on a rebound goal 7:44 into the second period, the Sound Tigers broke through on the board a little more than four minutes later. Ben Walter skated into the offensive zone and fed a pass Kyle Okposo in the corner. Okposo made a quick move around a defenseman in the corner and snapped a pass to Tambellini in the high slot. The Sound Tigers’ leading scorer wasted no time in burying a shot high over the glove of Wolf Pack goaltender, Miika Wiikman for his 38th tally of the season to tighten the score at 2-1.

Trevor Smith evened the score at two a little less than six minutes later eclipsing the 20 goal plateau for the season. Blake Comeau hit Smith in almost the same location as Tambellini on the team’s first goal. Smith received the pass and wristed the puck through Wiikman for the goal. Comeau’s helper was his 15th with the Sound Tigers this season and gave him a point in each of the six games he played in since returning from the Islanders. Matt Keith also had an assist on the tally.

The Wolf Pack regained the lead three and a half minutes into the third period on a ricochet goal. Michael Sauer threw a puck on net from the high slot that went off the side of the post and past Morrison for the 3-2 lead. Greg Moore collected his second assist on the afternoon.

The Sound Tigers peppered Wiikman late in an attempt to tie the game, but fell short as he turned away five shots in the last minute and a half. Morrison finished the game with 31 saves on 34 shots, while the team held the Wolf Pack without a power-play goal in the game.

3 Stars:

1: Lauri Korpikoski – Assisted on the first two Wolf Pack goals
2: Jeff Tambellini – Scored the Sound Tigers’ first goal of the game and finished the season with the team lead with 38.
3: Pierre Parenteau – Netted the first goal 22 seconds into the game
Honorable Mention: The Sound Tiger Fans – More than 7,200 attended this evening’s final game. The Sound Tigers would like to thank all the fans for their support all season

Man of the Year: Before today’s game, the Sound Tigers honored Pascal Morency as the organization’s “Man of the Year” with a plaque from the league, presented by head off-ice official. The award went to the first-year Sound Tiger who eagerly attended many team functions in the community.

“1-0 Joe”: Joe Franke also received praise from the Sound Tigers organization this afternoon before the game. Franke stepped in mid-season to take on the responsibilities of the team’s head equipment manager. Known as “1-0 Joe” for his one win as a goaltender a few years ago in Fort Wayne, Franke came to the Sound Tigers in late October and filled the void for the team.

Game Operations: Between periods, a youth hockey game featuring the Clarkstown Youth Hockey took place. Following the conclusion of the game, the Zambonis played on the ice while fans skated around the ice. In-game host Dave “Zamboni” is the lead singer of the hockey-themed rock band that entertained the crowd.

On an Empty Netter: Despite scoring his 38th goal this afternoon, Jeff Tambellini finished second in the AHL behind Chicago Wolves’ forward Jason Krog for the league-lead in goals. Tambellini accomplished the feat in 23 fewer games played than Krog this season, playing in just 57 games with the Sound Tigers due to time spent with the Islanders throughout the 2007-08 season.

Lineups:

SOUND TIGERS

Forwards
7 Jeff Tambellini – 9 Ben Walter – 16 Tim Jackman
12 Kyle Okposo – 23 Trevor Smith – 14 Blake Comeau
27 Matt Keith – 39 Steve Regier – 18 Jesse Joensuu
37 Kip Brennan – 55 Pascal Morency

Defensemen
6 Matthew Spiller – 50 Dustin Kohn
19 Scott Ford – 44 Drew Fata
4 Mark Wotton – 40 Jamie Fraser

Goalies
33 Mike Morrison (starter)
35 Joey MacDonald

WOLF PACK

Forwards
28 Lauri Korpikoski – 15 Greg Moore – 17 Pierre Parenteau
21 Josh Gratton– 44 Mike Oullette – 16 Alex Bourret
27 Hugh Jessiman – 42 Artem Anisimov – 34 Dane Byers
45 Mike Taylor – 29 Mitch Fritz

Defensemen
4 Michael Sauer – 71 Thomas Pock
20 Bobby Sanguinetti – 25 Jake Taylor
23 Ivan Baranka – 3 Corey Potter

Goalies
62 Miika Wiikman (starter)
32 David LeNeveu