PORTLAND, MAINE - Scott Munroe threw the Philadelphia Phantoms on his back Sunday, making 41 saves in regulation and a perfect four in the shootout to lift his team to a 2-1 shootout win over the Portland Pirates on the road Sunday afternoon.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead just over four minutes into the game. Joe Motzko carried a puck into the Phantoms zone and kept moving to the net before stuffing a puck high to the glove side of Munroe. The unassisted marker came at 4:03.

Portland nearly held the advantage for the rest of the game, but the Phantoms finally got on the board with 6:45 remaining in the third period. Denis Tolpeko had the puck on the right side and centered for Boyd Kane, who tipped it past Sebastien Caron to tie affairs at 1-1. Mark Cullen added an assist on the play.

After a scoreless overtime period, the teams decided matters in a shootout. Cullen opened the shootout by going top-shelf to Caron's glove side, and Matt Ellison followed with a shot that wiggled through Caron's pads. At the other end, Munroe denied all four Portland attempts he faced.

BOXSCORE

Philadelphia Phantoms 2 at Portland Pirates 1 - Status: Final SO
Mar 11, 2007 - Cumberland County Civic Center

1st Period
Scoring - 1. Portland, J. Motzko (22) 4:03
Penalties - E. Meloche Phi (slashing) 4:18, B. Melin Por (interference) 11:31, B. Kane Phi (misconduct - abuse of officials 40.4) 14:38

2nd Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - E. Weinrich Por (hooking) 8:33, M. Hartigan Por (hooking) 11:04, D. Tolpeko Phi (tripping) 11:51

3rd Period
Scoring - 2. Philadelphia, B. Kane (7) (D. Tolpeko, M. Cullen) 13:15
Penalties - N. Guenin Phi (holding) 0:34, N. Guenin Phi (slashing) 10:33

OT Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - M. Hartigan Por (interference) 4:14, M. Cullen Phi (hooking) 4:42

Shootout
Round 1 - PHI - Mark Cullen - Yes
Round 1 - POR - Garett Bembridge - No
Round 2 - PHI - Matt Ellison - Yes
Round 2 - POR - Joe Motzko - No
Round 3 - PHI - Denis Tolpeko - No
Round 3 - POR - Mark Hartigan - No
Round 4 - POR - Geoff Peters - No

PHI Shots: 6 6 6 1 TOTAL: 19
POR Shots: 12 11 16 3 TOTAL: 42

Power Play Conversion
Philadelphia Phantoms 0-4. Portland Pirates 0-5.

Goaltenders

Philadelphia Phantoms
Munroe 11-12-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 65:00 SV: 41 GA: 1

Portland Pirates
Caron 10-8-3 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 65:00 SV: 18 GA: 1

Start : 4:08 PM
End : 6:48 PM

Attendance : 0

Referee I: Terry Koharski (89)
Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Steve Glines (27)
LINESMAN II: Jeremy Lovett (78)