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Cates and Company Blitz the Phantoms 7-3
Allentown, PA. – The Rockford IceHogs steamrolled the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Wednesday night 7-3 inside the PPL Center. It was the first meeting all time between the two teams, who will play again in February at the BMO Center.
In a return to Allentown, former Phantom Jackson Cates scored the opening goal and his first of the season after a great offensive zone shift with Jalen Luypen and Brandon Baddock.
The IceHogs doubled the lead 2-0, when Colton Dach buried a Frank Nazar feed past Lehigh Valley’s Cal Petersen. Both Rockford forwards have points in four-straight. The Phantoms cut the deficit to 2-1 with an Anthony Richard goal, that just squeaked through Mitchell Weeks.
Midway through the frame, Brett Seney led out Cole Guttman on a breakaway from the red line and the center made no mistake going blocker-side to push the score to 3-1.
In the 2nd period, Rockford ballooned the lead with four more goals. Frank Nazar found the puck on the power play from a sharp angle and sniped in his 11th of the season bar-down. Cole Guttman lasered in his second of the night from the top of the left circle and pushed the lead 5-1.
After the Phantoms made a goalie change and swapped in Parker Gahagen, Cavan Fitzgerland welcomed him to the ice with a blast from the left point. In the final minute of the 2nd, Landon Slaggert banged in the 7-1 rebound goal.
The Phantoms scored twice early in the 3rd period with goals from Helge Grans and Rhett Gardner. Mitchell Weeks kept it at 7-3 the rest of the way and finished with 26 saves in the win.
The IceHogs continue their six-game road trip on Friday, December 6th against the Wolfpack in Hartford. Puck drop is slated for 6:00pm CT.
Hockey returns to the BMO Center on Saturday, December 14th when the Hogs host the Wild for Teddy Toss night. Click here for tickets.
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