Get the point

Hey, so it's not two. It's one. Tonight, that's enough to get you back into fourth place.

But... the other goalie gave you both of your goals, one directly, one indirectly.

And meanwhile you're only getting one abbreviated power play.

And then you don't put three of your six shootout opportunities on the shaky other goalie after you put 10 fewer shots on him than their guys put on your guy.

And then the guy who was inexplicably 0-for-7 for you in shootouts scores twice, including the game-winner after he lost the handle, to take the second point away from you.

And then your leading scorer gets called up. (They were going to get a forward in for Saturday's game to replace Tambellini, but they didn't immediately know who.)

But it's a point, and it had been six games since one of those came along. So it's a start.

LINEUPS
BRIDGEPORT
F: Tambellini (A)-Nielsen-Boguniecki
Nokelainen-G. Johnson-Regier
Marjamaki-J. Johnson-Magowan
Pitton/Rourke (A)
D: Fata-Wood
Wotton (C)-VanBallegooie
Malec-Martens

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON
F: Nilsson-Schremp-Filewich
Stone-Deitsch-McLean
Spurgeon-Dixon-James
Brookbank-(Jensen-scratch)-Bonvie
D: Ratchuk-Skolney (A)
Lannon-Carkner (A)
Rome-DuPont (C)

Rourke skated as a defenseman right away. Actual pairs were Malec-Rourke and Wotton-VanBallegooie and Fata with either Wood or Martens. Rick Berry had a baby girl this afternoon; heard Natalie is the name, and Mom and baby are reported healthy.

Lowell beat Albany again, and after Philly took a 2-0 lead in the third period (which seemed natural, after Providence appeared to dominate the second and get nothing), the P-Broons came back to win. So a good night for Bridgeport in the standings.

Curious icing calls and non-calls all night. One or two curious penalty calls or non-calls, too.

Wade Dubielewicz changed masks for the third period after some foam came loose and was disrupting his vision.

Battle of the Ferraros tonight kinda went to Chris.

Norfolk can finish no lower than fifth. Eight points clinches a playoff spot.

Mindboggling story out of Rochester today, where the Amerks and (ahem) Knighthawks are threatening to leave at the end of their lease -- like, this summer -- if they don't get a piece of concessions revenues.

Stan noted the passing of the Courant's Alan Greenberg. Jeff Jacobs writes a nice column about Greenberg today. And RIP, Hershey off-ice official Allen G. Fausnacht, who died Thursday.

Finally, Fun With Credit Card Signatures (As seen on Freakonomics).