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By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA -  The Hartford Wolf Pack dug a four-goal first-period deficit that proved to be too much to overcome en route to dropping a 4-2 decision to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Wolf Pack road trip continues Sunday when they travel to play Lehigh Valley tomorrow afternoon at 5 to conclude their three-in-three weekend. In the third period, the Wolf Pack play vastly improved as they put pressure on the Penguins. Just 29 seconds into a power play, Pack captain Jonny Brodzinski was the beneficiary of some solid puck movement and from the left-wing circle fired a one-timer that beat Phamtoms' goalie Joel Blomqvist for his fifth goal of the young season, extending his point streak to six games with his blast that scored after hitting the post. Alex Belzile and Mac Hollowell also extended their point streaks with the assists on the Brodzinski goal. Belzile, who had the primary assist, has a five-game streak, while Hollowell has had ...

By: Mark Shelley, Greenville Swamp Rabbits SAVANNAH, G.A. –  Two third-period goals by Jake Smith fueled the Greenville Swamp Rabbits to a 4-3 win over the Savannah Ghost Pirates on Sunday evening at Enmarket Arena to improve to 3-0 on the season. GAME SHEET:  Click Here For the second game in a row, the Ghost Pirates scored the opening goal against the Rabbits, as Brent Pederson scored his first of the season just 10 seconds into the game. Beyond the midway mark of the period, Greenville answered back, as Brannon McManus scored his first of the season at 10:53. Less than a minute later, at 11:27, Vince Marleau recaptured the Savannah lead with his third of the season. After a scoreless second period, the Rabbits came out firing at the Savannah net to start the third period and leveled the game with a power-play one-timer from Jake Smith at 8:25. Just 64 seconds later; Ben Freeman backhanded his second of the season into the net for the first Greenville lead of the night. At 1...

By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack WILKES-BARRE, PA –  The Hartford Wolf Pack pushed hard in the final stretch on Saturday night in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton against the Penguins, but a 4-0 deficit proved to be too big of a hole to dig out of.  The Penguins used their four first-period goals to take a 4-2 decision , handing the Wolf Pack their second consecutive loss. Jack St. Ivany fired a shot from the point that Wolf Pack goaltender Dylan Garand was able to deny just over the midway mark of the first period. Jonathan Gruden was stationed at the side of the net, however, and was able to find the rebound. Garand made a second save, but the third time proved to be the charm as Gruden potted his second goal of the season 11:11 into the contest. The goal extended the Penguins’ lead to 3-0 and proved to be the game-winning tally. The Penguins jumped out to an early lead, scoring just 3:24 into the game. Valtteri Puustinen raced down the right-wing side and ripped a shot by Garand fo...

By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT  -  The Hartford Wolf Pack and Springfield Thunderbirds had their second dance to start a three-in three weekend as the visitors came away with a 5-2 victory; the Pack's first loss of the 2023-24 season - including the pre-season - before a crowd of 3,838 at the mighty XL Center. The Wolf Pack struggled by taking too many penalties and not converting on the six opportunities they had. "We have to clean that up. We can't be taking that many penalties. We usually win the special team battles, but tonight, we didn't. It makes it tougher when you take this many penalties. We have to lose that play (the rest of the weekend). It takes away from the flow of our (offensive) game. "Our depth guys were playing more and playing more special teams - penalty kill - you increase the chances you'll be scored against. Tonight, we lost that battle," Wolf Pack Head Coach Kris Knoblauch stated. The Pack embarked on a trip to Pennsylv...

By: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT  -  The Hartford Wolf Pack and Springfield Thunderbirds had their second dance to start a three-in three weekend as the visitors came away with a 5-2 victory; the Pack's first loss of the 2023-24 season - including the pre-season - before a crowd of 3,838 at the mighty XL Center. The Wolf Pack struggled by taking too many penalties and not converting on the six opportunities they had. "We have to clean that up. We can't be taking that many penalties. We usually win the special team battles, but tonight, we didn't. It makes it tougher when you take this many penalties. We have to lose that play (the rest of the weekend). It takes away from the flow of our (offensive) game. "Our depth guys were playing more and playing more special teams - penalty kill - you increase the chances you'll be scored against. Tonight, we lost that battle," Wolf Pack Head Coach Kris Knoblauch stated. The Pack embarked on a trip to Pennsylv...

By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT –  The Hartford Wolf Pack welcomed the Springfield Thunderbirds to the XL Center in the latest installment of the “I-91 Rivalry” on Friday night. The Thunderbirds used three special teams goals to score a 5-2 victory in round two of the rivalry. The loss snapped the Wolf Pack’s four-game winning streak. Adam Gaudette recorded his second goal of the night to make it 3-0 at 10:17 of the second period. A shot from Zach Bolduc clipped Nathan Walker in front of the net, falling right to the veteran forward. He quickly slid a pass to Gaudette, who buried his league-leading seventh goal of the season on a five-on-three powerplay. The goal would stand as the game-winning tally, Gaudette’s second of the season. The opening several minutes saw a strong start for the home side, as the Wolf Pack fired the first six shots of the game. Springfield, meanwhile, was unable to register a shot until eight minutes in. Bobby Trivigno would be sent to the...