It ricocheted off a Springfield defender and right to the tape of Will Cuylle, who buried his 21st goal of the season from point-blank range to extend Hartford's lead at 5:55.įrom that point, shots came at a premium in a fast-moving period, as each club managed just one attempt on goal in the following 10 minutes after Cuylle's tally. Just 1:23 later, Springfield fumbled away another puck in their own zone, as Ty Emberson stole it at the right point and threw a shot toward the goal line.

First, after Vadim Zherenko made a kick save on Lauri Pajuniemi, the puck skipped off the left-wing half-wall right to Anton Blidh, who snapped a quick forehander over Zherenko's glove at 4:32 to make it 1-0 for the Wolf Pack. The T-Birds were uncharacteristically sloppy with the puck in the opening minutes on this night, and Hartford took advantage to grab a quick 2-0 lead in six minutes. The Springfield Thunderbirds (32-21-2-4) shocked the Hartford Wolf Pack (25-24-4-7) on Friday night at the XL Center behind a four-goal explosion in the third period en route to a 4-2 win.

Rapid reaction to Rutgers’ 90-55 victory over MinnesotaHartford Wolf Pack's Dylan Garand and Libor Hajek versus the Springfield Thunderbirds (Springfield Thunderbirds)

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