HARTFORD, CT – The Monarchs received five goals from five different players in a 5-3 win over the Wolf Pack at the XL Center on Tuesday night. The win gave Manchester a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals and set up a potential series sweep tomorrow night.
The Monarchs (10-3) outshot Hartford (7-7) by a 34-19 margin.
Nick Shore gave the Monarchs a 1-0 lead at 5:11 in the first period when he tipped in a shot from Andrew Bodnarchuk. It extended Manchester’s streak of scoring first to five straight games.
Hartford tied the score on the power play when Chad Nehring scored on the man advantage at 13:47 in the first period.
Brian O’Neill gave the Monarchs a 2-1 lead just before the first period ended when he was set up for a wrist shot by Jordan Weal at 19:26. It was his eighth goal of the postseason.
Adrian Kempe scored his third goal of the playoffs at 5:05 in the second period, giving the Monarchs a 3-1 lead. Nick Shore and Zach O’Brien picked up assists on the tally.
Sean Backman made the score 4-1 when he scored on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle at 7:38 in the third period.
Hartford cut the lead to 4-2 on a power-play goal from Danny Kristo at 12:16 in the third period.
Zach O’Brien restored Manchester’s three-goal advantage when he tallied his second goal of the playoffs at 14:00 in the third period.
Joey Crabb added a goal at 19:59 in the third period to make the score 5-3.
These teams will play Game 4 tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at the XL Center. Manchester will have a chance to clinch the Eastern Conference Finals.
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