Pirates head home with a split

The Portland Pirates kicked off the first round of the AHL playoffs this week with a road split in Providence.

On Wednesday, Marek Zagrapan had a pair of goals and Jhonas Enroth made 28 saves as the Pirates shut out the Bruins, 3-0.

Felix Schutz scored his first playoff goal, while Mark Mancari picked up two assists.

Recent addition Dennis Persson did not dress for Portland.

The Rundown:
Zagrapan: 2G, +2, 5 SOG
Schutz: 1G, +1
Mancari: 2A, +2
Gragnani: A, +3
Gerbe: 4 SOG
Kennedy: 1 SOG
Butler: 2 SOG
Whitmore: even
Turnbull: 2 SOG
Kostka: 1 SOG
Generous: 1 SOG
Enroth: 28 saves, SO

On Friday, the Pirates could only muster a Tyler Bouck wrister in the third period as the Bruins evened things up with a 2-1 in. Derek Whitmore drew an assist on Bouck’s short-handed goal.

Enroth made 38 saves to earn the game’s #3 star.

Mike Kostka dinged a leg in the loss, potentially paving the way for Matt Generous or Persson to re-enter the lineup for Sunday’s game three.

The Rundown:
Whitmore: 1A, +1
Gragnani: +1, 2 SOG
Gerbe: -1, 4 SOG
Mancari: -1, 5 SOG
Kennedy: -1
Butler: 2 SOG
Zagrapan: -1
Schutz: 2 SOG
Turnbull: 1 SOG
Kostka: -1
Enroth: 38 saves