Phantoms

It’s usually been slow starts at home for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms this season. Wednesday night, they flipped the script by rushing out to a 5-1 lead. They then allowed Bridgeport to climb back in and tie the game at five, before ultimately winning by a final of 8-6.

While the Phantoms beat the Rochester Americans, 4-2, in the 60-minute game, it took less than a minute to get the festivities of the night started.

PPL Center was host to another Phantoms comeback win on Friday night, a 4-3 victory over Rochester. After going down 2-0, the Phantoms used a late first period marker and a three-goal second period to escape with the win.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Hershey Bears concluded their back-to-back games on Saturday in Hershey. While the Phantoms were not able to end Hershey’s seven-game point streak, they did avenge their loss on home ice Friday night with a 3-2 overtime win in Hershey.

Despite getting outplayed much of the game, the Phantoms were able to mount a late comeback to get within a goal but that was as close as they would get as the Bears held on for a 4-3 victory.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms have been rolling through the month of November and the put the icing on the cake with yet another victory. Three goals in the third period paced the Phantoms to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Marlies on Tuesday night at Ricoh Coliseum.

It was a battle of first place and last place on Saturday in Allentown, as the Phantoms hosted the Hartford Wolf Pack. Hartford was looking for just their sixth with of the season, and thanks to strong play from Magnus Hellberg and their defense, they got it by beating the Phantoms, 3-1.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms came out on top 1-0 on Wednesday with Alex Lyon picking up his first professional shutout. Friday night the game would end with a 4-3 Phantoms win. Jordan Weal led the way with two goals for the Orange and Black.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms win streak was finally broken on Saturday night with a 5-2 loss at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.