Mar 6, 2025
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack have collected points in four of their last five outings. This weekend, the club will play a pair of games at the XL Center as they look to inch closer to a playoff spot in the Atlantic Division.
Friday, March 7th, 2025, Vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (7:00 p.m.): The Wolf Pack and Penguins meet for the fifth time this season on Friday night at the XL Center.
The Penguins have won each of the first four meetings, outscoring the Wolf Pack by a 17-4 margin. All four games have been determined in regulation time.
Most recently, on Feb. 21, the Penguins scored a 4-1 victory at the XL Center.
Rutger McGroarty opened the scoring 29 seconds into the game, beating Louis Domingue from the left-wing circle. Avery Hayes then made it 2-0 at 12:03, potting a five-on-three power play goal from the left-wing side. Boris Katchouk extended the lead to 3-0 at 15:58, potting his 16th goal of the campaign.
It marked the second straight visit to the XL Center that the Penguins built a 3-0 lead in the opening frame.
Maxim Barbashev’s first career AHL goal came at 7:34 of the second period, as he jammed home a rebound.
That was as close as the Wolf Pack drew it, however. Marc Johnstone hit the empty net at 19:31, cementing the two points for the visitors.
The Wolf Pack’s last victory over the Penguins came on Apr. 19, 2024, by a final score of 3-2 in Hartford.
Sunday, March 9th, 2025, Vs. Belleville Senators (5:00 p.m.): The Wolf Pack and Senators conclude their two-game season series on Sunday evening at the XL Center.
The Senators claimed a 6-5 overtime victory in the first meeting in Belleville on Jan. 29.
Alex Belzile put the Wolf Pack ahead 5-3 just 25 seconds into the third period on Jan. 29, but the Senators quickly stormed back to tie the game and force overtime. Wyatt Bongiovanni made it a 5-4 game at 1:26 of the third period, converting on a breakaway for his 15th goal of the season.
Oskar Pettersson then potted his fifth goal of the year at 3:17, making it 5-5 and sending the game to overtime.
In the extra session, Cole Reinhardt needed just 16 seconds to give the Senators two points in a game they never led in regulation.
Senators defenseman Jeremy Davies recorded four assists in the victory, while Belzile ended the night with two points (1 g, 1 a) in defeat for the Wolf Pack.
This is the Senators first visit to Hartford since Nov. 25, 2023. That night, the Wolf Pack scored a 4-3…
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