
WOLF PACK ROCKED BY ROCKET, 5-2
By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack
HARTFORD, CT - The Hartford Wolf Pack fell 5-2 to the Laval Rocket in front of 4,417 at PeoplesBank Arena on Sunday, unable to sustain offense and marking their second straight home loss of the young season.
“We fell short. We’ve had a good start to the season, then ran into injuries and fatigue, and we’re learning to play professional hockey. Wolf Pack Head Coach Jay Leach said after the game. “We certainly have a long way to go.”
With just 39 seconds remaining in the second period, Sasha Pastujov scored the eventual game-winner on a two-man advantage to give the Rocket a 3-1 lead. Pastujov's third of the season came off a deflection from Laurent Dauphin's shot, earning him his third assist of the game. The Wolf Pack took back-to-back penalties late in the period, giving the Rocket the 5-on-3 advantage. Luke Mittelstadt recorded the secondary assist.
“It just can’t happen." Leach on the penalties. “We have to check with our feet and make sure we're smart in those situations.”
BOX SCORE
Anton Blidh picked up his first tally of the season when he corralled a loose puck in the crease after Nathan Aspinall's initial shot deflected off a couple of skates, and put it past Kappo Kahkonen (19 saves) on a Pack power play to give the team their only lead of the contest, 1-0 at 4:20 of the first period. Dennis Cholowski picked up the helper.
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