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Phantoms Magic Number at 5 After OT Loss to Bears

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms dropped Wednesday night’s rivalry game to the Hershey Bears, 3-2, in overtime.

Tommy Hendricks  •  05 Apr 2017
Phantoms Update: Lehigh Valley’s Magic Number Down to 6

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms now have a magic number of six to clinch a playoff spot. However, they played some of their worst hockey of the season in one of their biggest weekends of the season.

Tommy Hendricks  •  03 Apr 2017
Phantoms Come Back, Beat Bridgeport 4-3 in OT

By Tommy Hendricks, Sports Talk Philly staff writer  The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have made coming back late in games to tie or win a force of habit this season, and they did it again on Sunday night. Lehigh Valley trailed 3-1 at one point, but overcame the deficit to win 4-3 in overtime over the Bridgeport […]

Tommy Hendricks  •  27 Mar 2017
Power Failure: Phantoms Power Play Struggles in Shutout Loss to Pens

  By Tommy Hendricks, Sports Talk Philly staff writer   The Lehigh Valley Phantoms got shut out for the first time this season in a disappointing 4-0 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night.   Tristan Jarry stopped all 35 shots he faced from Lehigh Valley, playing in his ninth game against the Orange […]

Tommy Hendricks  •  26 Mar 2017
Phantoms Luck Runs Out in St. Patrick’s Day Loss to Pens

By Tommy Hendricks, Sports Talk Philly staff writer  The Lehigh Valley Phantoms dropped a huge game on Friday night, losing to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 4-1.   The loss pushes the Phantoms backward to now being five points out of first place in the Atlantic Division, the position held by those same Penguins.

Tommy Hendricks  •  18 Mar 2017
Phantoms Earn Point Despite Late Stumble to Syracuse

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms fell to the Syracuse Crunch, 5-4, in overtime on Wednesday night, but ultimately gained a huge point in the standings on the Wilkes-Barre​/Scranton Penguins to inch closer to first place in the Atlantic.

Tommy Hendricks  •  15 Mar 2017
Phantoms End Losing Streak in Fiesty Bout Against Hartford

Rivalies run deep, as usually goes with divisional foes in all sports. The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers rivalry is as old as time, but their AHL teams proved it’s still alive and well on Saturday night, as the Phantoms beat the Wolf Pack, 6-4, in a testy, back-and-forth affair.

Tommy Hendricks  •  18 Feb 2017
Halverson, Hartford Hand Phantoms 3rd Straight Loss

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms lost a third straight game for the first time this season on Friday night, falling 3-2 to the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Tommy Hendricks  •  18 Feb 2017
Phantoms Lose Thriller in 100th Game at PPL Center

It was the 100th regular season game at PPL Center on Saturday night, and it was a memorable game. The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were down late and managed to come back to tie, before ultimately surrendering the winning goal to Charles Hudon and the St. John’s IceCaps in a 4-3 loss.

Tommy Hendricks  •  11 Feb 2017
Alt’s Late Goal Lifts Phantoms Over IceCaps

Defenseman Mark Alt got his first goal of the season with 3:53 left to play in the third period of Friday night’s contest between the St. John’s IceCaps and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The goal turned out to be the game-winner, with Cole Bardreau adding an empty-netter to lead their team to a 4-2 victory.

Tommy Hendricks  •  10 Feb 2017