PRE-GAME REPORT: WOLF PACK EYE SWEEP OF BACK-TO-BACK SET WITH CHECKERS

Jan 11, 2023

CHARLOTTE, NC – The Hartford Wolf Pack’s four-game road trip concludes tonight at the Bojangles’ Coliseum as the club finishes a back-to-back set with the Charlotte Checkers.

Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. and coverage is available on both AHLTV and Mixlr.

Tale of The Tape:

This is the seventh of eight meetings between the Wolf Pack and Checkers this season, and the fourth and final one in the Tar Heel State. The sides will wrap the season series up on Sunday, March 5^th at the XL Center.

The Wolf Pack scored their first-ever regulation victory in Charlotte last night, beating the Checkers by a final score of 5-0. Karl Henriksson opened the scoring just 50 seconds into the middle frame, taking a centering pass from Zac Jones and beating Mack Guzda from the slot. Matt Rempe would then tack on two goals at 5:47 and 13:04. Rempe’s first goal came off a rebound in front, as he found the loose puck and jammed it under the pad of Guzda. His second tally was a wraparound attempt that banked off a Checker and in.

Bobby Trivigno and Will Cuylle would be deflect goals by Guzda in the third period, with Cuylle’s goal coming on the powerplay.

Louis Domingue made 21 saves in the victory for his first shutout with the Wolf Pack. It was his first AHL shutout since December 28^th, 2019.

The regulation victory was Hartford’s first against the Checkers since January 10^th, 2020. That night, the Pack doubled up the Checkers 6-3 at the XL Center.

Charlotte holds a record of 4-1-1-0 in the first six meetings this season, while the Wolf Pack are 2-1-1-2. Four of the first six meetings this season have required overtime or a shootout.

Wolf Pack Outlook:

The Wolf Pack’s victory last night snapped a four-game losing streak for the club. The team now has points in four consecutive games (1-0-1-2). That is tied for their longest point streak of the season. Hartford also has points in three straight road games (1-0-1-1). That is the team’s longest road point streak of the campaign.

Forward Matt Rempe’s two goals last night gave him the first multi-goal game of his professional career. He had three such outings a season ago as a member of the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds. Karl Henriksson’s goal, his second of the season, stood as the game-winning goal. It was his first deciding tally in North America.

Defensemen Brandan Scanlin (2 g, 1 a) and Zac Jones (1 g, 3 a), and forward Tanner Fritz (3 a) all carry…