
Wolf Pack Fall 7-1 to Penguins
Published on October 10, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release
HARTFORD, CT - The Hartford Wolf Pack dropped their first game of the season, 7-1 at the hands of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
For the second straight night, the Wolf Pack drew first blood. On their first powerplay of the night, Glenn Gawdin did an excellent job of keeping the puck in on the right-wing side. Gawdin fed Justin Dowling on the left-wing, who then snapped a quick pass to Liam Greentree in the right-wing circle.
Greentree blasted a shot by Joel Blomqvist for his first career goal at 11:35, making it 1-0 Wolf Pack.
The Penguins exploded offensively in the middle frame, scoring five times to take control of the hockey game.
Bill Zonnon tied the game 1:36 into the period, banking in the puck off a body in the crease for his first career regular season goal.
Atley Calvert then gave the Penguins the lead at 4:38, tipping home a shot from Caleb Jones for his third goal of the season.
The Penguins collected their first shorthanded goal of the season at 9:15 after the Wolf Pack turned the puck over in the offensive zone. On an odd-man rush the other way, Avery Hayes took a pass from Zonnon and beat Gabriel Carriere for his second goal of the season to make it 3-1.
Zonnon scored his second goal of the night at 10:52, then Mikhail Ilyin buried a powerplay tally from the right-wing circle at 17:11 to make it 5-1.
Tanner Howe potted his first goal of the season 2:04 into the third period, finding his own rebound and muscling it by Carriere. 50 seconds later, Owen Pickering made it 7-1 when he ripped a shot from the left-wing circle by the right shoulder of Carriere for his first goal of the season.
The Pack is back at PeoplesBank Arena tomorrow afternoon! The puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. as the Wolf Pack welcome the Laval Rocket to town.
Tickets are available at www.hartfordwolfpack.com.
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