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Phil DiGiuseppe had the other Wolf Pack goal, and Igor
Shesterkin stopped 32 out of 33 Providence shots. With the victory, the Wolf Pack improved to
14-4-2-5 for 35 points and moved into a first-place tie with the Bruins in the
Atlantic Division. Providence had won
six straight games was 7-0-1-0 in its previous eight.
“Shesterkin was outstanding, made some really key saves,”
Wolf Pack head coach Kris Knoblauch said.
“I think that was the biggest part of our game. But again, we got contributions from our top
guys, Lettieri two goals, DiGiuseppe. It
looks like right now our top two lines are rotating who’s going to do the
majority of the scoring, but I thought it was a good team effort.”
The only scoring in the first period was a goal on the first
shot of the game by Newell, 1:02 in.
Boo Nieves carried into the Providence zone to the right
side, and then fed to Tim Gettinger in the middle. He handed to Newell on left wing, and his
quick shot went high into the net behind Bruin goaltender Max Lagace (18
saves).
The Wolf Pack scored an early goal in the second as well,
with Lettieri tallying his eighth of the season on a power play at 1:08, just
seven seconds after Cameron Hughes was called for tripping.
Lettieri and Joey Keane exchanged the puck, with Keane
setting Lettieri up for a one-timer from the left circle.
DiGiuseppe made it a 3-0 lead at 10:18, just 18 seconds
after a Hartford man advantage expired.
Newell moved into the Providence zone on left wing and handed across the
middle to DiGiuseppe, who made a nifty move to the backhand to put the puck
past Lagace.
The multiple-point effort was the rookie Newell’s first in
the pro ranks, and, according to Knoblauch, Newell is finding more than just
his offensive touch.
“Newell’s finding pretty much everything,” the Wolf Pack
bench boss said. “His offensive game,
his defensive game, he’s skating, he’s complementing guys. Very happy with him.”
The Bruin power play cut the lead back to two, though, with
4:17 remaining in the second. With
Vincent LoVerde off for tripping, Ryan Fitzgerald played the puck into the slot
from the right circle, and Hughes redirected it into the net past Shesterkin.
The Wolf Pack netminder would yield nothing else, however,
and Lettieri ended any Bruin comeback hopes with his second of the game at
14:32 of the third period.
Providence defenseman Cooper Zech moved out from behind his
own net and tried the pass the puck from in front, only to have Lettieri grab
it away. He then had Lagace to himself
and slipped the puck into the net, moving into a tie with Steven Fogarty for
the Wolf Pack team goals lead with his ninth of the year.
The Wolf Pack’s next action is on home ice this Wednesday night when they will host the Binghamton Devils at the3 XL Center. First puck drops at 7 p.m., and fans are invited to take advantage of the “Click It or Ticket Hat Trick Pack” promotion, which includes two tickets, two sodas and one large popcorn for $40.
Tickets for all
2019-20 Wolf Pack home games are on sale now at the Sunwave Gas & Power
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 start at $10 each, and all tickets
will have a $3 day-of-game increase. To speak with a Wolf Pack representative
about any of the Wolf Pack’s ticketing
options, call (860) 722-9425, or click here
to request more info. To visit the Wolf
Pack on line, go to www.hartfordwolfpack.com.
—Staff Reports
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