Wolf Pack Come Back to Post OT Win at Springfield

Artem Anisimov's goal at 1:37 of overtime capped a 4-3, come-from-behind victory for the Wolf Pack over the Springfield Falcons Saturday at the MassMutual Center in Springfield.

Anisimov also added an assist, and P.A. Parenteau had a goal and two assists, as the Wolf Pack fought back from a 2-0 deficit to get the win. Dave Urquhart chipped in a goal and an assist, and Bobby Sanguinetti added two assists.

Ryan Potulny, Springfield's leading goal and point-scorer, gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead on a five-on-three power play at 8:25 of the first period. Potulny's shot from the right-wing side of the crease hit Wolf Pack goaltender Matt Zaba's pad and went into the goal. The Falcons got a good break to go up 2-0 at 13:38, as a shot caromed off the end boards and went right to Carl Corazzini at the post to Zaba's right. With Zaba caught at the other side of the crease, Corazzini had an open net to put the puck in.

The Wolf Pack controlled much of the second period, outshooting Springfield 14-6. Parenteau got Hartford on the scoreboard at 5:15, finishing a two-on-one break with Anisimov.

Trailing 2-1 going into the third, Hartford tied the score only 1:37 into the third session, as Urquhart poked the rebound of a Parenteau shot through the legs of Springfield netminder Devan Dubnyk. Then, with the Wolf Pack on a two-man advantage at 6:53, Brodie Dupont gave Hartford its first lead of the game with his sixth goal of the season. Dupont buried a shot from between the faceoff circles after taking a pass from Parenteau.

Ryan O'Marra got Springfield back into a tie at 10:51 of the third, on a shot off of a centering pass by Guillaume Lefebvre. On the only shot of overtime, though, Anisimov capitalized on a turnover by Falcon defenseman Theo Peckham and poked a shot past Dubnyk's stick side for the winner.

The Wolf Pack outshot the Falcons 33-21 on the night, including a combined 26-12 in the second and third periods. Zaba made 18 saves in the Hartford net to get his fifth win of the season.