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Head-to-head:
The Hartford Wolf Pack will kick off their twelfth season of AHL play tonight, when they face the Springfield Falcons in the first of ten meetings between the teams this year. The Wolf Pack won nine of the ten tilts between the I-91 rivals last season and swept the Falcons here at home, including a 10-1 drubbing at the XL Center last March. P.A. Parenteau led all current Wolf Pack players in scoring against the Falcons last season, tallying five goals and six assists in ten games against Springfield, while Greg Moore picked up ten points in ten games (3-7-10). Marc Pouliot paced the Falcons’ attack against Hartford last season with 3-3-6, but no returning Falcon had more than a pair of helpers against the Wolf Pack in 2007-2008.
Wolf Pack Notebook:
The Wolf Pack (50-20-2-8, 110 points, 2nd place in Atlantic Division in 2007-2008) are coming off of one of their best seasons in franchise history, as Hartford finished with 50 wins and a franchise record 110 points last season. Head coach Ken Gernander will return to his duties this season, after leading the Pack to their 11th consecutive playoff birth in his first year behind the bench. P.A. Parenteau (34-47-81) and AHL All-Star Greg Moore (26-40-66) led the Wolf Pack in scoring last season, while Corey Potter finished second in the AHL with a +33 plus/minus rating on the Pack blue line. Center Artem Anisimov led Hartford in rookie scoring last season with 16-27-43 in 74 games. Goaltender Miika Wiikman is entering his second season with the Wolf Pack, after leading all rookie netminders with a .919 save percentage last year, to go along with 21 wins.
Falcons Notebook:
The Falcons (35-35-5-5, 80 points, 5th place in Atlantic Division in 2007-2008) missed the playoffs last season by eight points in a competitive Atlantic Division, despite a quality season from the now departed Rob Schremp (23-53-76). Liam Reddox leads all returning Falcons from last season in scoring, posting a mark of 16-28-44 in 65 games with Springfield. Jake Taylor joins the Falcons this season, and will serve as an alternate captain after spending parts of the last four campaigns with the Wolf Pack. Tim Sestito has been named team captain, entering his second season with the Falcons, while Ryan Potulny will serve as the second alternate. Jeff Truitt will take over as head coach this season, after serving as an assistant to Kelly Buchberger in Springfield last year.
Last Night in the AHL:
Binghamton 2 @ Toronto 1 (SO) Syracuse 4 @ Rochester 3 Quad City 2 @ Rockford 4
Bridgeport 1 @ Philadelphia 2 Peoria 3 @ Iowa 5
Hershey 5 @ Norfolk 3 Hamilton 3 @ Manitoba 1
Tonight in the AHL (all times EDT):
Bridgeport @ Albany (7:00) Philadelphia @ W-B/Scranton (7:05) Milwaukee @ San Antonio (8:00)
Grand Rapids @ Lake Erie (7:00) Hershey @ Norfolk (7:15) Rockford @ Quad City (8:05)
Worcester @ Lowell (7:00) Rochester @ Syracuse (7:30) Hamilton @ Manitoba (8:30)
Manchester @ Portland (7:00) Iowa @ Peoria (8:00) Chicago @ Houston (8:35)
New York Rangers Notebook:
After completing a two-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning in Prague last week, the Rangers extended their win streak to three Friday night, knocking off the Chicago Blackhawks by a 4-2 count. Brandon Dubinsky recorded a three point night for the Blueshirts, notching his second goal of the season, as well as two assists. Wade Redden, Aaron Voros and Nikolai Zherdev all recorded their first goals in a Rangers uniform, with both Voros and Zherdev adding an assist as well. Henrik Lundqvist was solid in between the pipes for New York, making 30 saves on 32 Chicago attempts. The Rangers will attempt to keep their winning streak alive tonight in Philadelphia, where they will take on the Flyers in their home opener.
Tonight in the NHL (all times EDT):
NY Rangers @ Philadelphia (7:00) Chicago @ Washington (7:00) Dallas @ Nashville (8:00) Vancouver @ Calgary (10:30)
Montreal @ Toronto (7:00) Atlanta @ Florida (7:00) Boston @ Minnesota (8:30)
Detroit @ Ottawa (7:00) New Jersey @ Pittsburgh (7:30) Columbus @ Phoenix (10:00)
St. Louis @ NY Islanders (7:00) Carolina @ Tampa Bay (7:30) Los Angeles @ San Jose (10:00)