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WOLF PACK GET SHUTOUT BY ISLANDERS WEDNESDAY 4-0   HARTFORD, CT: The Bridgeport Islanders shut out the Hartford Wolf Pack in the final game of the calendar year at the PeoplesBank Arena, 4-0, before 5,687. Henrik Tikkanen posted 31 saves in the Isles' victory, his first shutout of the season. Alex Jefferies recorded the game winner when he took the puck in between the dots and fired a wrister that beat Spencer Martin (25 saves), giving the Islanders a 1-0 lead at 11:00 of the second period. The goal was Jefferies' 7th of the season, with Sean Day and Jesse Pulkkinen recording the goal's assists. “I didn’t like our execution to start the game.” Wolf Pack Head Coach Grant Potulny said, assessing his team's performance. “We had some looks, I didn’t think we were allowed to get to our game tonight because our execution off the rush wasn’t there.” BOX SCORE   Liam Foudy blew by the Hartford defense and went forehand backhand, beating Martin through the five-hole for his fif...

WOLF PACK BLANKED 3-0 BY BRIDGEPORT ISLANDERS By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack were shutout for the third time this season on Wednesday afternoon, 3-0 by the Bridgeport Islanders . Both teams had some good looks in the opening frame, but both goaltenders were perfect. Spencer Martin made nine saves, including one off a two-on-none rush in which Liam Foudy fed Joey Larson in the left-wing circle. Henrik Tikkanen made eleven stops in the first 20 minutes, including three off Kalle Väisänen. The Islanders opened the scoring 11:00 into the second period. Alex Jefferies took a feed from Sean Day and worked into the right-wing circle. There, he ripped a shot that beat Martin by the blocker for his seventh goal of the season. The goal was Jefferies’ second in as many meetings against the Wolf Pack. Just 18 seconds later, Foudy sped into the offensive zone down the left-wing side. Foudy went to the backhand and beat Martin to make it 2-0 at 11:18. The g...