Islanders Win Streak Snapped in Road Loss to Wolf Pack
Jan 23, 2026Hartford, CT— The Bridgeport Islanders carried a five-game winning streak into Hartford where they battled their in-state and division rival, the Wolf Pack, on Friday night. Despite scoring first in the contest, the team couldn't hold the advantage and dropped the game to Hartford 3-2.
In the opening period, the Isles started the scoring on the powerplay after Liam Foudy struck for his 11th of the season sliding home a rebound past goaltender, Dylan Garand at 6:47. The Wolf Pack answered with two goals right after when Jusso Parssinen scored at 7:53 followed by another goal scored on the rush by Brendan Brisson at 10:56 putting the Isles down 2-1 .
After a scoreless second, Justin Dowling added the insurance goal at 18:23 with Henrik Tikkanen pulled for the extra attacker. The goal put Bridgeport down 3-1. Chris Terry added a late goal with 24 seconds left to make it a 3-2 game but they were unable to mount a comeback and the win streak ended at five games.
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