AHL Hartford Wolf Pack

Wolf Pack Weekly

Published on March 21, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hartford Wolf Pack News Release


The Wolf Pack (35-27-2-0, 72 pts., .563 pts. percentage) put together a second straight perfect, three-game weekend, rising to a season-best eight games above .500 and into a tie for an Atlantic Division playoff spot. Nicklas Jensen captured a CCM/AHL Player of the Week nod with seven points (4-3-7) in the three games, and struck for the Wolf Pack's first regular-season hat trick in over three years in Friday's 4-3 home overtime win over Portland. Jensen's third goal of the game was the OT winner. The Wolf Pack pulled out a 4-3 shootout win over the Springfield Falcons Saturday night at the XL Center, tying the game at three on Chad Nehring's second goal of the game with 54.1 seconds left in regulation. Then in a rematch with the Falcons Sunday in Springfield, Jeff Malcolm rang up a 25-save shutout and Jensen had a goal and an assist, as the Wolf Pack blanked their cross-border rivals, 3-0.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Atlantic Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 W-B/Scr. Penguins 64 38 21 4 1 81 0.633 202 165 2-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 1-1 937

2 Hershey Bears 64 35 18 4 7 81 0.633 219 192 0-1-1-0 6-3-1-0 3-7 927

3 Providence Bruins 64 33 19 9 3 78 0.609 199 176 3-0-0-0 7-1-1-1 2-3 827

4 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 65 36 23 3 3 78 0.600 182 181 5-0-0-0 7-2-0-1 3-3 1023

5 Portland Pirates 63 32 24 5 2 71 0.563 172 174 1-0-2-0 2-4-3-1 1-2 813

6 Hartford Wolf Pack 64 35 27 2 0 72 0.563 168 172 6-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 7-0 630

7 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 65 27 31 4 3 61 0.469 181 194 0-5-2-0 2-6-2-0 5-3 778

8 Springfield Falcons 63 23 32 3 5 54 0.429 164 213 0-2-0-1 3-6-0-1 2-5 864

North Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 x Toronto Marlies 66 46 15 5 0 97 0.735 257 170 1-0-0-0 4-5-1-0 4-0 832

2 Albany Devils 63 38 16 8 1 85 0.675 178 145 0-1-0-0 6-3-0-1 1-1 955

3 Utica Comets 63 31 22 6 4 72 0.571 186 179 0-1-1-1 4-4-1-1 1-4 908

4 Roch. Americans 63 31 29 2 1 65 0.516 170 202 0-2-0-0 5-5-0-0 3-1 823

5 Syracuse Crunch 65 27 25 10 3 67 0.515 181 207 2-0-1-0 6-2-1-1 1-3 1143

6 St. John's IceCaps 66 28 27 8 3 67 0.508 181 205 0-2-0-0 5-4-1-0 2-3 1090

7 Bing. Senators 64 27 32 4 1 59 0.461 183 207 5-0-1-0 6-2-1-1 2-1 1186

Central Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Gr. Rap. Griffins 64 41 21 1 1 84 0.656 208 153 0-1-0-0 9-1-0-0 1-1 925

2 Milw. Admirals 65 40 21 3 1 84 0.646 187 164 3-0-0-1 7-2-0-1 7-1 895

3 Rockford IceHogs 64 35 17 8 4 82 0.641 184 172 1-0-1-0 5-3-2-0 2-4 1071

4 Lk. Erie Monsters 65 34 21 5 5 78 0.600 169 164 0-1-0-0 5-4-0-1 2-5 1008

5 Charl. Checkers 65 32 26 3 4 71 0.546 180 194 0-1-0-1 5-4-0-1 6-4 961

6 Chicago Wolves 65 28 29 5 3 64 0.492 167 195 0-1-0-0 3-4-2-1 3-3 1082

7 Iowa Wild 65 21 36 4 4 50 0.385 142 195 0-3-1-0 3-6-1-0 3-4 788

8 Manitoba Moose 64 19 36 4 5 47 0.367 145 215 0-1-0-0 3-7-0-0 0-5 963

Pacific Division

Rank Team GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA STK P10 S/O PIM

1 Ontario Reign 57 37 15 4 1 79 0.693 158 115 0-1-0-0 7-2-1-0 0-1 918

2 San Diego Gulls 58 33 21 2 2 70 0.603 174 171 1-0-0-0 8-1-1-0 4-2 1065

3 Texas Stars 66 35 22 6 3 79 0.598 241 212 0-1-1-0 4-3-3-0 1-3 762

4 San Jose Barracuda 58 27 21 7 3 64 0.552 165 163 1-0-1-0 5-4-1-0 3-3 718

5 Bakers. Condors 57 27 22 6 2 62 0.544 183 184 2-0-3-0 4-2-4-0 1-2 835

6 Stockton Heat 55 27 24 2 2 58 0.527 163 175 3-0-1-0 6-3-1-0 4-2 849

7 San Ant. Rampage 66 25 33 8 0 58 0.439 179 214 1-0-0-0 2-8-0-0 2-0 1019

x = Clinched Playoff Position

y = Clinched Division

This week:

The Wolf Pack have the Providence Bruins coming to the XL Center for the final "Winning Wednesday" of the season, a 7:00 PM faceoff, and the Pack and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers conclude their battle of Connecticut on Friday night in Hartford, with faceoff at 7:15. Then, the Wolf Pack travel to Allentown, PA for a 7:05 PM battle with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Saturday, starting a stretch in which the Pack plays seven of its last ten regular-season games on the road.

Wednesday, March 23 vs. the Providence Bruins (Boston) at the XL Center, 7:00 PM

- This is the 2015-16 season's last "Winning Wednesday". If the Wolf Pack win, fans can show their Winning Wednesday ticket at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center and receive a free ticket to the next Wolf Pack home game, which is this Friday, March 25 vs. Bridgeport (some restrictions apply).

- The Bruins are six points ahead of the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division playoff race, with a record of 33-19-9-3 (78 pts., .609). Providence has won three straight and is 7-1-1-1 in its last ten games.

- AHL goal-scoring leader Frank Vatrano continues on a goal-per-game pace. The P-Bruins rookie scored in both of Providence's wins this past weekend, a 5-4 triumph at league-leading Toronto Saturday and a 4-1 victory Sunday in Rochester, and has 33-16-49 in only 33 games on the season.

- This is the finale of an eight-game season series between the Wolf Pack and Providence, and the last of four Bruin visits to the XL Center. The Wolf Pack have taken the last three meetings and five of the seven overall, with three of those victories coming in overtime and one in a shootout. The Pack has swept all three of the previous encounters in Hartford.

- Tickets for this and all remaining 2015-16 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger have been reduced to $10 this season, and all tickets will have a $2 day-of-game increase.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Friday, March 25 vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (Islanders) at the XL Center, 7:15 PM

- At this and every Friday-night home game this season, fans can enjoy $1 hot dogs and $2 beers through the start of the second period.

- 7:15 PM is the new faceoff time for all Friday-night Wolf Pack home games this year.

- This is the last of ten meetings on the year between the Wolf Pack and their Nutmeg State rivals the Sound Tigers, and Bridgeport's last of five trips to Hartford. The Pack are 3-6-0-0 thus far in the season series, and have lost their last two home games against the Sound Tigers after winning the first pair.

- Bridgeport comes into the week 36-23-3-3, for 78 points and a .600 points percentage, six points ahead of the Wolf Pack in the Atlantic Division standings. The Sound Tigers are riding a five-game winning streak and have lost just once in regulation in their last nine (7-1-0-1).

- Sound Tiger forward Connor Jones, a former Quinnipiac University Bobcat, had a goal and an assist in Bridgeport's 4-2, come-from-behind win at home over Albany Sunday, for his first multiple-point game of the season.

- Tickets for this and all remaining 2015-16 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Agera Energy Ticket Office at the XL Center, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger have been reduced to $10 this season, and all tickets will have a $2 day-of-game increase.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford and Mark Bailey on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Saturday, March 26 at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (Philadelphia) at the PPL Center, 7:05 PM

- This is the last of six Atlantic Division battles on the year between the Wolf Pack and Phantoms. The Pack have held sway in four of the first five, and have won 14 of their last 15 clashes with the Phantoms, including both of their previous visits to Allentown this season.

- Phantom goaltender Jason LaBarbera spent most of the first five seasons of his 16-year pro career with the Wolf Pack, from 2000-01 through 2004-05, and is the franchise's all-time career leader in games-played by a netminder (182), wins (91), goals-against average (2.11) and shutouts (21).

- Lehigh Valley finished this past week ten points out of a playoff spot, at 27-31-4-3 (61 pts., .469), seventh in the Atlantic Division. The Phantoms are 0-5-2-0 in their last seven games.

- Broadcast - live with Bob Crawford on News Radio 1410 WPOP, on-line at newsradio1410.iheart.com and on iHeartRadio. Video streaming at www.ahllive.com.

Wolf Pack Community Appearances:

The Wolf Pack have the following appearances scheduled this week. For further information on these, or any other Wolf Pack community initiatives, contact Wolf Pack community relations manager Frank Berrian, at (860) 541-4728:

- Wednesday, March 23, 2:00 PM, Captain Nathan Hale School, 1776 Main St., Coventry, CT

Sonar, the Wolf Pack's lovable mascot, congratulates the youngsters of Nathan Hale School for completing the Wolf Pack's "Read to the Rink" program, presented by ProHealth Physicians and Healthy Me.

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Pack Tracks:

On Friday home-game nights throughout the season, fans can take advantage of the Wolf Pack's wildly popular Friday-night food and beverage discount. That means $1 hot dogs and $2 beers through the start of the second period. After this Friday, the last Friday home date of the regular season is April 1, when the Hershey Bears invade the XL Center (7:15 PM faceoff).

Saturday, April 9 vs. the Springfield Falcons is the Wolf Pack's last regular-season home game, and it's "Fan Appreciation Night". The Wolf Pack will salute all of the great fans who have supported the team throughout the season, with numerous exciting prize giveaways. Faceoff that night is 7:00 PM.

Tickets for all remaining 2015-16 Wolf Pack home games are now on sale at the XL Center ticket office, on-line at www.hartfordwolfpack.com and by phone at (877) 522-8499. Tickets purchased in advance for kids 12 or younger have been reduced to $10 this season, and all tickets will have a $2 day-of-game increase.

To speak with a Wolf Pack representative about season or group tickets, or any of the Wolf Pack's many ticketing options, call (855) 762-6451.

Check out the Hartford Wolf Pack Statistics

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