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[NuxFan09]

Chicago Wolves (35-26-5-4)

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Rockford IceHogs (38-31-2-1)

BMO Harris Bank Center - Rockford, Illinois

April 12, 2013

Western Conference Standings:

1. *Texas Stars | 71 GP | 40-20-5-6 | 91 PTS

2. *Toronto Marlies | 70 GP | 40-21-3-6 | 89 PTS

3. *Grand Rapids Griffins | 71 GP | 40-24-3-4 | 87 PTS

4. Charlotte Checkers | 71 GP | 40-25-3-3 | 86 PTS

5. Houston Aeros | 72 GP | 37-25-5-5 | 84 PTS

6. Oklahoma City Barons | 70 GP | 36-24-2-8 | 82 PTS

7. Rochester Americans | 70 GP | 39-27-3-1 | 82 PTS

8. Milwaukee Admirals | 70 GP | 36-27-4-3 | 79 PTS

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9. Chicago Wolves | 70 GP | 35-26-5-4 | 79 PTS

10. Rockford IceHogs | 72 GP | 38-31-2-1 | 79 PTS

11. Lake Erie Monsters | 72 GP | 32-30-3-7 | 74 PTS

12. Abbotsford Heat | 72 GP | 32-30-4-6 | 74 PTS

13. Peoria Rivermen | 71 GP | 32-32-4-3 | 71 PTS

14. San Antonio Rampage | 71 GP | 29-34-2-6 | 66 PTS

15. Hamilton Bulldogs | 70 GP | 28-36-1-5 | 62 PTS

Chicago Wolves scoring leaders:

Darren Haydar - 65 GP, 20 goals, 34 assists, 54 points
Brett Sterling - 42 GP, 22 goals, 20 assists, 42 points
Jon Matsumoto - 61 GP, 15 goals, 18 assists, 33 points
Bill Sweatt - 60 GP, 14 goals, 19 assists, 33 points
Andrew Ebbett - 37 GP, 11 goals, 21 assists, 32 points

Rockford IceHogs scoring leaders:

Brandon Pirri - 72 GP, 20 goals, 43 assists, 63 points
Martin St. Pierre - 72 GP, 25 goals, 31 assists, 56 points
Jeremy Morin - 63 GP, 28 goals, 23 assists, 51 points
Jimmy Hayes - 63 GP, 23 goals, 20 assists, 43 points
Adam Clendening - 69 GP, 7 goals, 36 assists, 43 points

Starting goalies:

Chicago: Matt Climie (22-22-3, 2.43 GAA, .919 Save%, 6 shutouts)

Rockford: Carter Hutton (24-22-1, 2.75 GAA, .907 Save%, 2 shutouts)
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Lineup notes: Anton Rodin and Danny Groulx will come out of the lineup tonight. Guillaume Desbiens and Adam Polasek are in.

Edited by NuxFan09, 12 April 2013 - 05:16 PM.

[Squeak]

Rodin and Groulx out.

Desbiens and Polasek in.

[NuxFan09]

Good PK for the Wolves early in the 1st.

[NuxFan09]

Great chances for the Jensen - Kattelus - Davies line. Jensen in particular came close.

[NuxFan09]

Minor penalties go both ways. 4 on 4 now.

[NuxFan09]

Scores!! Brett Sterling scores his team leading 23rd goal to give the Wolves the lead. He found a loose puck and some open ice and didn't hesitate.

1-0 Wolves.

[NuxFan09]

PP for the Wolves now. Martin St, Pierre of the IceHogs gets called for tripping.

[NuxFan09]

Forward Lines:

Sterling - Matsumoto - Haydar
Archibald - Schroeder - Sweatt
Jensen - Kattelus - Davies
Blomstrand - Lain - Desbiens

[NuxFan09]

Pretty uneventful game thus far.

[NuxFan09]

Crosschecking penalty to the Wolves. Rockford to the PP and they score right away.

1-1.

Edited by NuxFan09, 12 April 2013 - 05:45 PM.

[NuxFan09]

Fight: Jim Vandermeer and Brad Mills.

[NuxFan09]

Some really annoying siren is going off in the Rockford building during the fight.

[NuxFan09]

This is taking awhile to sort out. At the end of it all, Mills gets the extra minor so the Wolves will go to the PP.

[RunningWild]

Oh man, 2 quick goals for Rockford

[DeNiro]

The classic Climie meltdown.

Can't really blame him. He has been good at times, but it's obvious he's getting worn out.

[Canvoucer Vanuck]

The classic Climie meltdown.

Can't really blame him. He has been good at times, but it's obvious he's getting worn out.

You're saying that playing a goalie many many games in a row wears him out? Well I never.

[NuxFan09]

Just got back. Woot, Wolves losing 3-1. Come on guys, this is another important game that you have to find a way to win.

[stexx]

You're saying that playing a goalie many many games in a row wears him out? Well I never.

it is quite amusing to see the different philosophies when it comes to goaltending and workloads between vancouver and chicago. The canucks go out of there way to make sure a goalie doenst play back to back and the wolves play a goalie on a tripple header with an afternoon game!

[NuxFan09]

Wolves going to the PP. 5 minutes to go in the 2nd.

[DeNiro]

Oh man, 36 shots before the 2nd period is even over...

Your game plan is going flawlessly Arniel.

Edited by DeNiro, 12 April 2013 - 06:43 PM.

[NuxFan09]

Scores!! Clutch goal for Brad Hunt as the Wolves make this PP count!

3-2 IceHogs.

[canuck_trevor16]

Just got back. Woot, Wolves losing 3-1. Come on guys, this is another important game that you have to find a way to win.

Arniel find another way to lose! Win lose win lose.......probably mean we won't make the playoff

[NuxFan09]

Wolves back to the PP after Archibald forced the Hogs to take a tripping penalty. Sounds like the Wolves are coming on strong here.

[NuxFan09]

BTW, that last Wolves goal got credited to Kattelus, who deflected the Hunt shot.

[NuxFan09]

4 on 4 now.

[NuxFan09]

Smith scores for Rockford on the short PP.

4-2 IceHogs.

[DeNiro]

Well that's the goal that probably seals the Wolves fate. With Milwaukee winning they needed a win to stay in the hunt.

Goodbye playoffs.

I guess we'll see guys like Jensen, Schroeder, and Corrado up with the big club soon enough.

[DeNiro]

Pirri with 4 points on the night so far...Gee you think you'd wanna put a shadow on that guy. Guess not.

And they're now on pace to have over 60 shots against.

Might wanna keep a guy like Sauve in the lineup.

Edited by DeNiro, 12 April 2013 - 06:56 PM.

[NuxFan09]

End of 2nd. 4-2 IceHogs.

Shots: 25-14 IceHogs, Total: 44-26 IceHogs (Yes, that's 44 shots for the IceHogs through 2 periods)

2nd period scoring:

RFD Pirri 21 (unassisted)(SH) 1:42
RFD Olesz 7 (Beach, Pirri) 2:29
CHI Kattelus 3 (Hunt, Vandermeer)(PP) 15:58
RFD Smith 21 (Pirri, Morin) 19:15

[NuxFan09]

It annoys me that the IceHogs have no problem making a guy like Brandon Pirri - a 2nd round pick of the Blackhawks in 2009 - their #1 center while the Wolves want Ebbett, Matsumoto and even guys like Gordon and Kattelus in that spot ahead of Schroeder. Meanwhile, Pirri has been able to develop nicely into a productive AHL player, with 56 points last season and 67 (including his 4 points tonight) this season.