BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (5-10-2-1) picked themselves off the mat and rattled off six unanswered goals to erase a three-goal margin and double up the Bridgeport Islanders (6-10-1-1) by a final score of 6-3 on Friday afternoon inside Total Mortgage Arena.

The Islanders’ pattern of strong first periods continued in this contest, as it took just four minutes for Julien Gauthier and Matt Maggio to each tally goals off of rebounds near VadimZherenko‘s goal crease to give Bridgeport a lightning-fast 2-0 advantage. Bridgeport had entered Friday’s game with an Atlantic Division-best 22 first-period tallies.

Unfortunately for the T-Birds, Bridgeport showed no signs of slowing down, with former Springfield centerman Matthew Highmore adding to the Islander lead at 7:20, fi

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