Hartford Wolf Pack Defeated Lowell Devils 3-2 in Overtime at Prudential Center (aka Rock) Wednesday

The Hartford Wolf Pack defeated the Lowell Devils last night at the Rock 3-2 in overtime. It was an excellent game and we’re glad we went. The attendance was higher at this game then the last time they played at the Rock last month, 5,458 officially. I noticed a lot of guys not on the ice for the Wolf Pack and read today that they started the week without P.A. Parenteau, Corey Potter, Bobby Sanguinetti, Dale Weise, Mathieu Dandenault and Mike Hoffman. Weise came back but Michael Sauer and Ryan Garlock went down. Steve Valiquette was injured in Saturday’s morning skate. Weise played last night and had a strong game. Lowell scored the first goal of the game at 16:19 on a power play in the 1st period. They crashed the net and it was too much for Wolf Pack goalie Matt Zaba to handle. Zaba was unreal in the net in an up and down the entire game. Hartford tied the score at 1-1 on a goal scored by Derek Couture at 4:14 in the 2nd period. The Wolf Pack took the lead 2-1 on a power play goal scored by Brodie Dupon’s at 12:16 of the 3rd period. The Devils took their goalie out of the net before a faceoff in the Wolf Pack’s zone with just under two minutes left in the game. With another skater on the ice they tied the game at 18:53 in the 3rd period. Dupont won the game for the Wolf Pack at 4:40 in overtime, scoring his second goal of the game. It was an excellent game and in fact my friend said he had as good or better time then watching the Blueshirts at the Garden! The Wolf Pack killed off 5-of-6 minor penalties. Along the way there were two fighting majors with a lot of tough play by both teams. Matt Zaba had 37 saves and was excellent in stopping rebounds. These games are great and I hope they schedule more. We sat in the club seats ($250 for Devil games, if not season’s ticket holder) on the red line 16 rows up. Let’s see them play a home and home at the Rock and the Garden one day. The three stars of the game were Dupont, Zaba and Lowell Devil Perkovich.