WOLF PACK DROP 5-2 DECISION TO LAVAL ROCKET
WOLF PACK DROP 5-2 DECISION TO LAVAL ROCKET
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack lost their second straight game on Sunday afternoon, 5-2, to the Laval Rocket at PeoplesBank Arena.
Anton Blidh drew first blood, giving the Wolf Pack their first goal in the third straight outing. On the power play, Nathan Aspinall fired a shot from the left-wing side that Kaapo Kähkönen denied. The rebound sat in the blue paint, where Blidh collected it and stuffed it home for his first goal of the season at 4:20.
Luke Mittelstadt countered at 13:49, however, drawing the Rocket even. From the left-wing circle, he snapped a shot that beat Callum Tung glove-first for his second goal of the season.
Josh Nadeau gave the Rocket the lead at 17:18, chipping his first career professional goal by Tung on the power play after a scramble in front of the crease.
Sasha Pastujov extended the lead late in the second period, giving the Rocket their second powerplay strike of the late afternoon. Pastujov tipped a Laurent Dauphin shot at 19:21, giving him his third goal as a Rocket.
8:15 into the third period, the Rocket extended their lead again, this time to 4-1, as Dauphin notched his first goal of the season.
Liam Greentree lit the lamp for the second straight game at 11:00, drawing the Wolf Pack to within 4-2. The puck came to Greentree on the right-wing side, where he caught Kähkönen out of position and beat him with a quick shot.
The goal was the second of the rookie forward’s career.
Xavier Simoneau restored the three-goal lead 2:27 later, however, gaining possession off a turnover and snapping home his first goal of the season to make it 5-2 at 13:27.
The Pack returns to PeoplesBank Arena Wednesday night! The puck drops at 6:30 p.m. as the Wolf Pack welcome the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to town.
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ABOUT THE HARTFORD WOLF PACK: The Hartford Wolf Pack has been a premier franchise in the American Hockey League since the team’s inception in 1997. The Wolf Pack are the top player-development affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers and play at PeoplesBank Arena. The Wolf Pack has developed numerous current New York Rangers, including Igor Shesterkin, Will Cuylle, and Gabe Perreault. Follow the Wolf Pack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
