Hartford Wolf Pack (27-29-6-2, 62 pts) at Providence Bruins (35-21-4-3, 77 pts)
Venue Amica Mutual Pavilion
Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Hartford Wolf Pack News & Notes:
The Wolf Pack suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Wednesday. They dropped to 5-4-1-1, averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.2 goals per game. Brendan Brisson scored his first goal as a member of the Wolf Pack on Wednesday night. Connor Mackey also has four points in his last four games. Hartford, managing to pick up a point on Wednesday, now trails Springfield for the final playoff spot in the Atlantic Division by four points.
Providence Bruins News & Notes:
Providence is currently on a two-game losing streak after dropping Tuesday and Wednesday’s games to the Charlotte Checkers. They lost Tuesday 6-3 and Wednesday 5-2. They had a chance to clinch a playoff spot with a win on Wednesday or a Hartford loss in regulation. Now they face the team they need to beat to clinch a spot in the Calder Cup playoffs. They are returning home after playing their last eight games on the road. They went 3-4-0-1, averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game. Oliver Wahlstrom has five points in his last four games with a goal and four assists.
Hartford Wolf Pack Projected Lines
Sucese-Groulx-Belzile
Blidh-Laba-Brisson
Sykora-Leschyshyn-Chmelar
McConnell-Barker-Roobroeck-Jenkins
Robertson-Ruhwedel
Mackey-Scanlin
Dorrington-Hillman
Garand
Boyko
Providence Bruins Projected Lines
Merkulov-Poitras-Wahlstrom
Tufte-Minten-Viel
Abate-Nelson-Duran
Kuntar-Harrison
Misyul-Mast
Brunet-Gallagher
Ortiz-Sweezey
Millman
Bussi
DiPietro
Players To Watch:
Hartford Wolf Pack
Alex Belzile leads the Wolf Pack in points and assists with 53 points and 36 assists. Anton Blidh is tied for the lead on the team in goals with Belzile, both have 17. Belzile and Blake Hillman are tied for the team lead in plus/minus with a plus-nine.
Providence Bruins
Georgii Merkulov is the current leader in points and assists. He has 52 points and 38 assists. Riley Tufte is the current team leader in goals with 18. Frederic Brunet leads the team in plus/minus with a +18.
Next Game
Hartford – April 5 at Hershey Bears
Providence – March 30 vs. Springfield Thunderbirds
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