Game 2 Preview: Lehigh Valley at Hartford
Editor's Note: *I'll have full coverage of tonight's Phantoms game against the Hartford WolfPack live from the XL Center in downtown Hartford, CT.
- The puck drops at 5:00 p.m. ET, but make sure you're following along on Twitter -> @TonyAndrock for live in-game updates.
- Stay tuned here agter the game for a full recap of the action. Don't forget to subscribe to Inside AHL Hockey's YouTube channel for post-game player interviews.
HARTFORD - The Lehigh Valley Phantoms (1-0-0) look to build off of last night's season-opening thrashing of Hershey and pick up right where they left off for Sunday's tilt in Hartford this evening against the WolfPack (0-1-0).
The Phantoms went 4-3-1 against the WolfPack last season, and have six meetings with the WolfPack this year.
BY THE NUMBERS
LV: 1 game played, 1-0-0-0 = 2 points Tied-1st Place Atlantic Division Streak: 1-0-0-0 Last Ten Games: 1-0-0-0
HFD: 1 game played, 0-1-0-0 = 0 points Tied-4th Place Atlantic Division Streak: 0-1-0-0 Last Ten Games: 0-1-0-0
Special Teams
Power Play
LV: 0-for-3 = 0.0% (T-20th) HFD: 0-for-4 = 0.0% (T-20th)
Penalty Kill
LV: 3-for-4 = 75.0% (T-22nd) HFD: 4-for-5 = 80.0% (T-20th)
LEADING SCORERS
LV: Danick Martel (1GP, 3G-0A), Reece Willcox (1GP, 1G-2A), T.J. Brennan (1GP, 0G-3A) and Nicolas Aube-Kubel (1GP, 1G-1A)
HFD: Ryan Gropp (1GP, 1G-0A), Cole Schneider (1GP, 1G-0A), Adam Tambellini (1GP, 1G-0A) and Joe Whitney (1GP, 1G-0A)
STARTING GOALTENDERS
LV: Alex Lyon (1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .920 SV%, 0 SO) HFD: Chris Nell (1st start in 2017-18)
SEASON SERIES
This marks the first of six meetings between the Phantoms and WolfPack this season. Lehigh Valley won the season series last year, going 4-3-1 against Hartford in 2016-17.
Season Series Schedule
Sunday, October 8th: Lehigh Valley at Hartford - 5:00 p.m. ET Saturday, October 28th: Hartford at Lehigh Valley - 7:05 p.m. ET Wednesday, December 20th: Hartford at Lehigh Valley - 7:05 p.m. ET Saturday, February 17th: Hartford at Lehigh Valley - 7:05 p.m. ET Friday, March 16th: Lehigh Valley at Hartford - 7:15 p.m. ET Saturday, April 7th: Lehigh Valley at Hartford - 7:00 p.m. ET
LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS
Roster Notes
Alex Lyon, coming off a 29-save effort Saturday night, is expected back in net for Lehigh Valley Sunday evening. It wouldn't be a complete surprise if head coach Scott Gordon opts to start Leland Irving however, since the Phantoms don't have another game until Friday.
Forwards Cole Bardreau (upper body) and Colin McDonald (lower body) aren't expected to play this weekend, but could be available for next weekend's games.
Scratches: Anthony Stolarz (knee surgery), Cole Bardreau (upper body), Steven Swavely (healthy), Colin McDonald (lower body) and Max Lamarche (healthy)
Expected Lines:
Oskar Lindblom - Phil Varone - Chris Conner Greg Carey - Mikhail Voroybev - Corban Knight Danick Martel - Mike Vecchione - Nicolas Aube-Kubel Tyrell Goulbourne - Radel Fazleev - Matt Read
T.J. Brennan - Reece Willcox Will O'Neill - Mark Alt Mark Friedman - Phil Myers
Alex Lyon - Leland Irving
Hartford WolfPack
Roster Notes
Chris Nell gets the start in net for the WolfPack, his first start of the 2017-18 season.
Scratches: Malte Stromwall, Gabriel Fontaine and Vince Pedrie
Cole Schneider - Dan DeSalvo - Dan Catenacci Matt Puempel - Vinni Lettieri - Joe Whitney Adam Tambellini - Cristoval Nieves - Scott Kosmachuk Ryan Gropp - Steven Fogarty - Eric Selleck
Ryan Graves - Neal Pionk Brandon Crawley - Alexei Bresglazov Garrett Noonan - John Gilmour
Chris Nell - Alexandar Georgiev
