MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -WILKES-BARRE, PA – John Curry stopped all 32 shots he saw to hand the Norfolk Admirals (19-24-2-5) a 5-0 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (32-16-1-2) on Sunday evening at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton opened scoring with a pair of goals 15 seconds apart late in the first period. The Penguins took a 1-0 lead when Dustin Jeffrey batted in the rebound of a Jon D'Aversa shot at 16:56. Jean-Michel Daoust then one-timed a Jeff Taffe feed from the left circle past Norfolk netminder Riku Helenius at 17:11.

 

The Penguins used another pair of quick tallies to double their lead in the middle frame. Taffe sent a backhand pass from the left circle to Daoust in the right circle for another one-timer goal at 10:14. Mark Letestu made it 4-0 for the home team when he found his own rebound in the goalmouth and sent a shot over the outstretched right leg of Helenius at 11:23.

 

Janne Pesonen closed out scoring at 15:24 of the final frame when he deflected a Letestu feed past new Admirals goaltender Tyler Sims.

Riku Helenius (35 shots, 31 saves) took the loss through 49:24. Tyler Sims (6 shots, 5 saves) made his AHL/Admirals debut in relief and did not receive a decision through 10:36. John Curry (32 shots, 32 saves) earned the victory.

 

Norfolk was 0-5 on the power play. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was 1-2.

 

The Admirals will return to Scope on Friday night to face off against the Hamilton Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m.

 

 

Three Stars:

1. John Curry – WBS

2. Jean-Michel Daoust – WBS

3. Jeff Taffe – WBS

 

 

Notes ... Norfolk was shut out for the fourth time this season and the first time since December 7 at Hershey ... Defenseman Josef Melichar, who was acquired by the Lightning from the Carolina Hurricanes in a trade yesterday, made his Norfolk debut ... Forward Erik Johnson made his AHL and Admirals debut after being signed to a Professional Tryout Contract earlier in the day ... Goaltender Tyler Sims made his AHL and Admirals debut in relief of Riku Helenius in the third period after serving as the backup goaltender for the previous five games ... Forward Justin Keller left the game in the second period with an injury. Keller's six-game point streak (3G, 5A) came to an end ... Scratches: F Bracken Kearns, F Jason Ward, F Chris Lawrence, F Grant Potulny, D Scott Jackson and D Andy Rogers ... Attendance: 6,656.

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