WOLF PACK FALL 7-1 TO PENGUINS
WOLF PACK FALL 7-1 TO PENGUINS
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack lost their first game of the season, 7-1, to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
For the second straight night, the Wolf Pack drew first blood. On the first power play of the night, Glenn Gawdin did an excellent job keeping the puck in on the right wing. Gawdin fed Justin Dowling on the left wing, who then snapped a quick pass to Liam Greentree in the right-wing circle.
Greentree blasted a shot past Joel Blomqvist for his first career goal at 11:35, making it 1-0 for the Wolf Pack.
The Penguins exploded offensively in the middle frame, scoring five times to take control.
Bill Zonnon tied the game 1:36 into the period, banking in the puck off a body in the crease for his first career regular season goal.
Atley Calvert then gave the Penguins the lead at 4:38, tipping home a shot from Caleb Jones for his third goal of the season.
The Penguins collected their first shorthanded goal of the season at 9:15 after the Wolf Pack turned the puck over in the offensive zone. On an odd-man rush the other way, Avery Hayes took a pass from Zonnon and beat Gabriel Carriere for his second goal of the season, making it 3-1.
Zonnon scored his second goal of the night at 10:52, then Mikhail Ilyin buried a power-play tally from the right-wing circle at 17:11 to make it 5-1.
Tanner Howe potted his first goal of the season at 2:04 into the third period, finding his own rebound and muscling it by Carriere. 50 seconds later, Owen Pickering made it 7-1 when he ripped a shot from the left-wing circle past Carriere’s right shoulder for his first goal of the season.
The Pack returns to PeoplesBank Arena tomorrow afternoon! The puck drops at 3:00 p.m. as the Wolf Pack welcome the Laval Rocket 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.
