Springfield Thunderbirds center Nikita Alexandrov and goaltender Joel Hofer vs. the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Hofer's Heroic Efforts Lifts T-Birds over Penguins

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (40-24-6-3) held the slimmest of leads for 39 minutes behind a strong defense and better goalie in a gutsy 3-1 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (35-30-4-4) before a sellout crowd of 6,793 at the MassMutual Center. The Thunderbirds fell victim to the first goal against when Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Radim Zohorna parked himself in front of Joel Hofer and de... Full Story