PRE-GAME REPORT: WOLF PACK EYE REVENGE AGAINST THUNDERBIRDS

Feb 11, 2022

HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack will be on the prowl for revenge tonight when they play host to the rival Springfield Thunderbirds at the XL Center. The contest opens a back-to-back set for the Pack, who will host the Rochester Americans on tomorrow evening. This is game two of a four game homestand.

Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.

Tale of The Tape:

This is the ninth of twelve meetings between the Wolf Pack and the Thunderbirds during the 2021-22 campaign. It is the fourth of six visits to Hartford for the T-Birds, and the second of three meetings this month between the foes. The sides will meet again on February 25^th at the MassMutual Center, then wrap up the season series with back-to-back games at the XL Center on March 23^rd and 25^th.

The Thunderbirds claimed victory in the last meeting, 3-2 in overtime last Friday night. Austin Rueschhoff and Jonny Brodzinski scored for the Wolf Pack, but the T-Birds forced overtime with a Nathan Walker goal in the third period, then won it in the extra frame on Tommy Cross’ third goal of the season.

The Wolf Pack, however, are 3-0-0-0 at the XL Center against the Thunderbirds this season, and 4-3-1-0 overall in the season series.

Wolf Pack Outlook:

The Wolf Pack got back into the win column with a 6-4 decision over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms last Saturday night. After falling behind 2-0, the Pack exploded for five goals in the second period. Rueschhoff got the club on the board, while Tim Gettinger, Mike O’Leary, Morgan Barron, and Nils Lundkvist would all add tallies. Lundkvist’s goal, his first in the AHL, would stand as the winner. Brodzinski scored shorthanded in the third period to complete the comeback for the Pack.

Brodzinski leads the club in scoring with 33 points (16 g, 17 a) on the season. His 16 goals are also tops on the Wolf Pack. Brodzinski has also scored in nine consecutive games, both a personal and franchise record. Anthony Greco sits second on…