Upcoming Opponents (Dec. 8, 9)
Sat., Dec. 8 vs. Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Times Union Center)
Coming off a 0-2-0-1 weekend, The Sound Tigers are winless in their last six outings. On Friday, they lost, 5-2 at the Hershey Bears and on Saturday, they fell, 4-3, in a shootout against the Worcester Sharks. On Sunday, they lost, 4-1, against the Norfolk Admirals.
Nino Niederreiter leads the team with 20 points, including a team-high 10 goals. He is also tied for first with 10 assists. In goal, Anders Nilsson is 4-3-0 with a 3.22 goals-against average and Kevin Poulin is 6-5-1 with a 3.37 goals-against average.
All-time Series
All-Time: 12-16-3-5
2012-12: 0-0-0-0
Home: 10-5-1-2
Away: 2-11-2-3
Last Five Meetings
12/2/11 — Bridgeport (3) at Albany (4)
12/3/11 — Albany (1) at Bridgeport (3)
2/20/12 — Albany (0) at Bridgeport (3)
2/26/12 — Albany (2) at Bridgeport (3)
3/2/12 — Bridgeport (2) at Albany (5)
Sat., Dec. 9 at Connecticut Whale (XL Center)
Connecticut went 0-2-1-0 last weekend with a 4-2 loss at the Providence Bruins Friday, a 4-3 overtime setback against the Syracuse Crunch Saturday and a 5-0 loss against the Springfield Falcons Sunday.
The Whale are led by Kris Newbury with 21 points, including seven goals and 14 assists. Chad Kolarik leads the squad with eight goals and he is second with 17 ponts.
All-time Series
All-Time: 19-16-2-3
2012-13: 0-1-0-1
Home: 10-8-1-2
Away: 9-8-1-1
Last Five Meetings
11/5/11 — Connecticut (3) at Albany (2) SO
12/27/11 — Albany (2) at Connecticut (3)
2/3/12 — Albany (2) at Connecticut (3)
10/24/12 — Connecticut (5) at Albany (2)
11/2/12 — Connecticut (2) at Albany (1) SO
