Evansville, In.: Returning home from a very successful road trip to Pensacola, the Thunderbolts are back on Ford Center ice this weekend, looking to extend their five-game point streak against the Birmingham Bulls on Faith Night this Friday and the Quad City Storm on Star Wars Night this Saturday, before concluding the weekend with a Sunday afternoon matchup in Peoria against the Rivermen.
Week In Review:
The Thunderbolts roared back from a 2-0 deficit on Friday in Pensacola to defeat the Ice Flyers 3-2 in a shootout, with Connor Tait and Joey Berkopec scoring in regulation along with shootout goals from Scott Kirton and Myles Abbate. On Saturday, the Thunderbolts shut down the Ice Flyers with a 2-1 victory to complete the weekend sweep, with goals scored by Derek Contessa and Eelis Laaksonen. Cody Karpinski got the win in goal on Friday with 30 saves on 32 shots along with 4 saves on 5 shootout attempts, while Kristian Stead picked up Saturday’s win, stopping 20 of 21 shots.
