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Charlotte ends Pack run in blowout
Posted by: | CommentsCharlotte Checkers 6, Hartford Wolf Pack 0
Charlotte, NC, February 13, 2018 – A Hartford Wolf Pack streak of ten games without a regulation loss ended in a 6-0 defeat to the Charlotte Checkers Tuesday night, in the first of back-to-back games between the two clubs in Charlotte, and the Wolf Pack’s first-ever visit to Bojangles’ Coliseum.
The Wolf Pack, who had won four straight and were 9-0-1-0 in their previous ten games, were outshot 45-15, including a combined 28-6 in the first two periods.
Brandon Halverson made 39 saves in the Wolf Pack net, in his second straight start, after having made his first AHL appearances of the season in the Wolf Pack’s previous game, a 5-2 win at Hershey Saturday night. Halverson helped hold the Checkers to two goals in the first two periods Tuesday, but Charlotte broke the game open with four third-period scores.
Chytil with a pair of assists, Pack win fourth in a row
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 5, Hershey Bears 2
Hershey, PA, February 10, 2018 – The Hartford Wolf Pack exploded for four goals in the first 8:03 of the game Saturday night at Giant Center, and cruised to a 5-2 win over the Hershey Bears.
The win was the Wolf Pack’s fourth in a row, and the team now has at least a point in a season-high ten straight games (9-0-1-0). Hartford’s season record is now 24-20-4-3 for 55 points, a high-water mark of four games above .500.
“We wanted to make sure in this building that we had a good start, and we were able to pressure pucks, use our speed and get the lead that we wanted,” Wolf Pack head coach Keith McCambridge said.
Chytil with goal/assist as Pack increase point streak to nine games
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 4, Syracuse Crunch 3 (SO)
Syracuse, NY, February 9, 2018 – The Hartford Wolf Pack stretched a streak of games with at least a standings point to nine straight, tying a team season high, Friday night, with a 4-3 shootout win over the Syracuse Crunch at the War Memorial Arena.
The Wolf Pack, who are 8-0-1-0 in their last nine games, improved to a season-best three games over .500, 23-20-4-3 for 53 points.
Alexandar Georgiev made 43 saves in the win, and stopped two of three shots in the shootout, to up his record to 12-11-6. Filip Chytil had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Gropp had a goal and the shootout winner. Mathieu Joseph had a goal and an assist for the Crunch, and Carter Verhaeghe had two assists.
Lettieri nets game winner for Pack against Providence
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 3, Providence Bruins 1
By Matt Morin
Hartford, CT, February 3, 2018 – The Hartford Wolf Pack allowed a season-low 17 shots on goal Saturday night at the XL Center in a 3-1 win over the Providence Bruins, earning a split of a home-and-home series between the two teams.
The Wolf Pack had fallen to the Bruins 2-1 in overtime Friday night in Providence, and were outshot 50-21 by the Bruins in that game.
“We kept the shots down, and that was our emphasis before the game,” said Wolf Pack forward Vinni Lettieri, whose late first-period goal turned out to be the game-winner. “I thought we played a lot better, our puck security was a lot better, too, than the night before. We came out and played as a team, we stuck with it, even when stuff wasn’t going our way, when the puck was in our zone for a little longer than we wanted. We just kept fighting back and just kept shifting the momentum back to our side, and that was a big win for us.”
Nieves notches goal, assist in Pack’s shootout win
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 3, Charlotte Checkers 2 (SO)
Hartford, CT, January 26, 2018 – Adam Tambellini and Filip Chytil scored shootout goals, and Boo Nieves had a goal and an assist in regulation, Friday night at the XL Center, as the Hartford Wolf Pack won their season-high fourth straight, a 3-2 shootout victory over the Charlotte Checkers.
Charlotte came back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to tie the game, the first of a two-game series between the two clubs, but the Wolf Pack won the shootout, 2-1, with Alexandar Georgiev stopping two of three Checker shooters.
A line of Nieves with Tambellini and Scott Kosmachuk combined for five points, with Tambellini scoring a goal and Kosmachuk contributing two assists.
Andersson nets first North American pro point on OT winner for Hartford
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 4, Utica Comets 3 (OT)
Utica, NY, January 24, 2018 – Cole Schneider scored his second goal of the game at 2:20 of overtime Wednesday night at the Adirondack Bank Center, to give the Hartford Wolf Pack their third straight overtime victory, a 4-3 verdict over the Utica Comets.
The Comets had tied the game with 39.2 seconds left in the third, on a power-play goal by Reid Boucher. Zack MacEwen had the other two Utica goals, and Adam Tambellini and Adam Chapie also scored for the Wolf Pack. Filip Chytil had two assists.
Pedrie nets OT winner, Georgiev stops 43 in Pack win
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 1, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 0 (OT)
By Nick Ward
Hartford, CT, January 21, 2018 – Vince Pedrie’s overtime goal lifted the Hartford Wolf Pack past the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 1-0, Sunday at the XL Center.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 43 Penguin shots in the game, for the Wolf Pack’s first shutout of the season and the first of Georgiev’s North American pro career. His counterpart, Anthony Peters, made 21 stops in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton net.
Chytil scores OT winner for Pack against Utica
Posted by: | CommentsHartford Wolf Pack 3, Utica Comets 2 (OT)
Hartford, CT, January 19, 2018 – Filip Chytil’s goal at 1:10 of overtime lifted the Hartford Wolf Pack to a 3-2 win over the Utica Comets Friday night at the XL Center, after the Wolf Pack had let a 2-0 third-period lead slip away.
Defenseman Ryan Sproul scored both of the Wolf Pack’s goals in regulation, one in the first period and one in the second, and Reid Boucher and Dylan Blujus scored for Utica in the third. Alexandar Georgiev got the win in net for the Wolf Pack, in relief of an injured Marek Mazanec, and Richard Bachman made 28 saves in the Comet goal.
“All the little details that you need to win hockey games, to have success, were in place tonight,” Wolf Pack head coach Keith McCambridge said. “I thought our leadership group did a really good job on the bench and in the (locker) room, and in how they played the game. And being able to play a consistent, full-effort game was one that we’ll definitely build off of.”
Pack channel inner Rangers, allow 25 shots in second en route to 5-1 loss
Posted by: | CommentsSpringfield Thunderbirds 5, Hartford Wolf Pack 1
Springfield, MA, January 15, 2018 – A three-goal second period propelled the Springfield Thunderbirds to a 5-1 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack Monday at the MassMutual Center, in a Martin Luther King Day holiday matinee.
Dryden Hunt, Chase Balisy and Curtis Valk all scored in the second for the Thunderbirds, who outshot the Wolf Pack 25-2 in the middle frame. The victory was Springfield’s fourth straight, and the Wolf Pack suffered its third consecutive loss, coming off of a road trip Friday and Saturday nights to Laval and Belleville.
Three goal third downs Pack
Posted by: | CommentsBelleville Senators 4, Hartford Wolf Pack 2
Belleville, Ontario, January 13, 2018 – The Hartford Wolf Pack took a 2-1 lead in the third period Saturday night against the Belleville Senators, but the Senators responded with a pair of quick scores and defeated the Wolf Pack, 4-2.
Mike Blunden had the game-winner for Belleville, and added an empty-net goal, and Colin White and Jim O’Brien also scored for the Senators, in the Wolf Pack’s first-ever visit to Yardmen Arena. Scott Kosmachuk and Filip Chytil scored the Hartford goals.