
The game billed as an important one for playoff implications between two huge rivals even in January was a dud. The Wolfpack got up early 3-0 in the 1st and never looked back. The real test for Hartford was two days later when Springfield came to visit. Both had identical records of 20-15-6 prior to the contest.
In a tightly fought contest the turning point came with 1:38 left on the clock. Springfield, on the penalty kill, made a bad line change and Brendan Mikkelson and Patrick Cosgrove took advantage connecting on a long pass and Cosgrove went in and score on a backhand.
Despite being shorthanded for the minute and a half, Hartford managed to dominate play, and was rewarded when Vladimir Denisov playing up during a line change took pass in the slot and buried it. Hartford now has a pretty significant run of games. They are 8-1 in their last 9 games. Hopefull they can keep this run up and keep getting secondary scoring. Then we might get some playoff hockey.


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