WOLF PACK DISMISS TBIRDS 5-2 IN ROAD FINALE
WOLF PACK DISMISS THUNDERBIRDS 5-2 IN ROAD TRIP FINALE
BY: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
SPRINGFIELD, MA – The Hartford Wolf Pack ended their eight-game road trip on a winning note Tuesday, dismissing the Springfield Thunderbirds 5-2 at the MassMutual Center in the club’s ‘School Day Game’.
With the win, the Wolf Pack ended their road trip with a record of 4-3-1-0.
Carey Terrance opened the scoring with his third goal of the season 3:10 into the game. After a sustained sequence in the offensive zone, Nathan Aspinall sent a shot from the point towards the goal that Terrance got a piece of. The redirection was enough to beat Georgii Romanov and make it 1-0 Wolf Pack.
Drew Fortescue extended the lead to 2-0 at 7:30 into the middle frame, scoring his second goal in as many games.
On the power play, Liam Greentree slid a pass to the right-wing circle for Fortescue. There, the rookie defenseman snapped a shot that beat Romanov by the blocker.
The Thunderbirds got on the board at 10:01, striking while the sides played four-on-four.
Arseni Koromyslov took a pass from Juraj Pekarcik in the right-wing circle and released a quick shot that beat Spencer Martin for his first career AHL goal.
Taylor Raddysh restored the two-goal lead before the horn, however, potting his fourth goal of the season. Dennis Cholowski fired a shot into traffic that created tons of chaos in front of Romanov. After Glenn Gawdin’s bid to the net hit a leg, Raddysh was able to find the loose puck and backhand it home at 19:26 to make it a 3-1 game.
Gawdin rolled the highlight film with the clubs playing four-on-four early in the third period, making it a 4-1 game. Gawdin stole the puck from Adam Jiříček at the offensive blueline and broke in alone on Romanov.
He went to the backhand and beat Romanov over the right pad at 3:08 for his fifth goal of the season.
The goal was Gawdin’s team-leading 14th point (5 g, 9 a).
The Thunderbirds would not go quietly, however. Pekarcik drew them back within two at 8:34, scoring his first goal of the season. Pekarcik snuck a shot from the left-wing side by the right arm of Martin to make it a 4-2 game.
That was as close as the T-Birds drew it, however, as Greentree applied the dagger at 17:43 with an empty-net, power-play strike.
Raddysh collected an assist on the empty-net tally, his third point (1 g, 2 a) of the day.
The Pack is back at PeoplesBank Arena Saturday, Nov. 14! The puck drop is set for 7:15 p.m. as the Wolf Pack welcome the Thunderbirds to town for the ‘I-91 Rivalry’ presented by Braman Pest. ‘Wolf Pack Pregame’ begins at 7:00 p.m. on AHLTV on FloHockey and Mixlr.
Fans are encouraged to wear lavender as the Wolf Pack hosts their annual Hockey Fights Cancer game on Saturday night. The night will feature specialty warm-up pucks and special HFC pregame jerseys. Don’t miss your chance to buy a puck following warm-ups or to bid on a pregame warm-up jersey worn by a member of the Pack’s starting lineup!
Tickets are available at hartfordwolfpack.com.
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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 been home to numerous current New York Rangers, including Igor Shesterkin, Will Cuylle, and Gabe Perreault. Follow the Wolf Pack on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
