Apr 16, 2025
HARTFORD, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack welcome the Charlotte Checkers to town for the penultimate game of their 2024-25 season this evening.
The puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m., and coverage is available on AHLTV on FloHockey and Mixlr.
Tale of The Tape:
This is the eighth and final meeting of the season between the Wolf Pack and the Checkers. The Wolf Pack hold a slight edge in the season series, having collected points in five of the seven games and posting a record of 4-2-1-0. The Checkers have also collected points in five of seven games, going 3-2-1-1.
The Checkers recently swept a back-to-back set of games from the Wolf Pack in February. They completed the sweep on Feb. 16, winning 4-3 in overtime. Brennan Othmann and Lucas Edmonds struck at 4:42 and 6:15, respectively, of the first period to put the Wolf Pack ahead 2-0. The lead lasted less than ten minutes, however, as Michael Benning scored at 6:52 and 15:39 to send the game to the intermission tied 2-2.
The Checkers outshot the Wolf Pack 22-6 in the second period, but Dylan Garand made 22 saves to keep the game tied.
Othmann then struck for the second time at 10:12 of the third period, giving the Wolf Pack a 3-2 edge. Bo Groulx was whistled for slashing at 18:03, giving the Checkers a late six-on-four advantage. At 19:30, John Leonard tied the game with a rebound strike for his 20th goal of the season.
Kyle Criscuolo then converted off a turnover 2:29 into overtime to complete the comeback for the Checkers.
Wolf Pack Outlook:
The Wolf Pack concluded their road schedule with a 5-3 victory over the Bridgeport Islanders on Saturday night.
Dylan Roobroeck opened the scoring 1:12 in, banking a pass off the skates of Jesse Pulkkinen and in. Noah Laba jammed home a rebound at 5:53 to make it 2-0, then Jake Leschyshyn tipped home a Connor Mackey shot from the point at 8:27 to make it 3-0. Alex Belzile’s 300th career AHL point was a power play strike at 17:17 that made it 4-0.
Tyce Thompson got the Isles on the board with a backhander over the right pad of Callum Tung at 17:40. Brian Pinho and Alex Jefferies scored in a span of 1:04 early in the second period to make it a 4-3 game, but that was as close as the Isles drew it.
Jackson Dorrington hit the empty net at 19:38 of the third period, while Talyn Boyko made 20 saves in relief to help the Wolf Pack earn two points.
Belzile and Roobroeck are tied for the team lead in goals with 19 each. Belzile…
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