Moments later, Hartford took a penalty that could have derailed the game but got another clutch kill to turn the tide. The second-round pick of the Boston Bruins in 2015 converted the chance, scoring his first goal of the young season. Jakub Lauko weaved into the offensive zone and set Jack Studnicka up in close. Providence jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead, scoring just 1:40 into the game. Keith Kinkaid denied Jakub Lauko in the bottom half of the sixth round to cement the victory, his sixth stop of the competition. Tim Gettinger snapped home the shootout winner in the sixth round, beating Providence goaltender Kyle Keyser to break a stretch of ten consecutive stops. HARTFORD, CT – Despite surrendering a goal just 100 seconds into the contest, the Hartford Wolf Pack battled back and took a 4-3 shootout decision over the Providence Bruins in the first of ten meetings between the divisional foes this season. The second year forward snapped home a quick shot for his second goal in as many nights, giving the Pack their first powerplay tally of the season. Jonny Brodzinski found Morgan Barron parked in the slot and fed a perfect pass to him, setting Barron up for a glorious scoring chance. The Pack, however, fired the shot that mattered most as they evened the game 1-1 just 76 seconds into the frame. The second period was played at an even pace, as Springfield held a slight 9-8 advantage in shots. The powerplay goal was Alexandrov’s first with the Thunderbirds. His shot was deflected on the way toward goal by Nikita Alexandrov, beating Wolf Pack starter Adam Huska. Rookie defenseman Scott Perunovich, in his first career AHL game, took a pass from Logan Brown and maneuvered his way into perfect scoring position near the top of the slot. Springfield got the party started with a strong first period, outshooting the Wolf Pack by a 13-7 margin and scoring the game’s first goal.
Veteran Matthew Peca snapped home his first goal as a member of the Thunderbirds 6:08 into the third period to break a 1-1 tie, propelling Springfield to an Opening Night victory and their first win as the primary affiliate of the St. HARTFORD, CT – Despite a late five-on-three powerplay opportunity and plenty of chances, the Wolf Pack were unable to complete the comeback on Saturday night and dropped a tightly contested 2-1 decision to the Springfield Thunderbirds. Kinkaid was strong, however, slamming the door shu The Islanders, who held a 15-5 advantage in shots after one, peppered Kinkaid with ten more bids in the middle frame. The shot trickled through the Czech netminder, hit the goal post, and rolled across the goal line before finally crossing to get Hartford on the board. Lauri Pajuniemi scored his first career AHL goal at 18:14 of the first period, sneaking one through Jakub Skarek. The Wolf Pack got a spark late, however, that changed the tide in this one. Terry, parked in front of Wolf Pack starter Keith Kinkaid, deflected an Arnaud Duranleau shot home.īridgeport would fire 15 of the period’s 20 shots, and largely controlled play. Five-time AHL All-Star Chris Terry scored his first goal with the Islanders just 9:00 minutes into the affair to break the ice. Things didn’t start so hot for the Wolf Pack on this night, however. Barron sniped home his first goal of the season 7:50 into the third period to give the Wolf Pack their first lead of the season.
The Hartford Wolf Pack welcomed fans back inside the XL Center for the first time since March 11 th, 2020, on Friday night and treated them to a dramatic 2-1 victory over the rival Bridgeport Islanders.įorward Morgan Barron, who led the Wolf Pack with ten goals and 21 points a season ago, played the role of hero on this night.
HARTFORD, CT – It was a night, and a victory, 583 days in the making.
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