Game day: Portland Pirates at Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Portland Pirates

at Bridgeport Sound Tigers

WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m.

WHERE: Webster Bank Arena

WEBCAST: www.soundtigers.com

RECORDS: Portland 21-12-1-1; Bridgeport 17-15-2-2

SEASON SERIES: Portland leads 2-0.

LAST MEETING: The Pirates won 2-1 last Saturday at home.

ABOUT THE PIRATES: Portland was off Friday. ... According to reports from Maine, leading scorer and captain Alexandre Bolduc, along with C Andy Miele and D's Michael Stone and David Rundblad, will join the Phoenix Coyotes for training camp. ... Portland signed three defensemen Friday, including former Sound Tigers D Russ Sinkewich and former Hartford D Bryce Lampman.

ABOUT THE SOUND TIGERS: In one of the final games before the New York Islanders open training camp, Bridgeport lost 5-4 Friday at Providence. ... C Brock Nelson and D Travis Hamonic returned from injuries. ... Bridgeport signed D T.J. Fast to a pro tryout Friday, joining D Dan Maggio, who signed Thursday. Neither played Friday.

UP NEXT: Sunday vs. Albany at Atlantic City, N.J., 4 p.m.

-- MICHAEL FORNABAIO