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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