the weekly wolfpack report, courtesy of ex-ranger barry beck...

The Wolf Pack ended the week on a high note, defeating the league-leading Manchester Monarchs 3-2 in overtime on Sunday afternoon in Manchester. The team trails the Monarchs by just one point for the overall league lead and first place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 26-9-1-2. The Pack continues to lead the league in fewest goals against (71) and sports the best home record in the AHL with 17 wins, 3 losses and 1 shootout loss. The club also continues to have the top penalty killing in the league with an 89.85% efficiency and have the seventh best power play at 17.82%. The Pack have won their last five home games.

Goaltender Jason LaBarbera continues to lead all teams with the best goals against average at 1.61, with Steve Valiquette number three with a 1.84 GAA. With 13 wins in a row, LaBarbera is just one win shy of equaling his franchise-record 14 game unbeaten streak he set last year and six games shy of the league mark of 19 games unbeaten. And speaking of franchise records, Captain Ken Gernander's next point will put him number one in franchise history for most points. Right now, he has 343 points, tied with Brad Smyth. Alexandre Giroux is on a three game goal-scoring streak (4 goals), and Lawrence Nycholat has tallied seven assists in his last six games (and is tied for fourth overall in defenseman scoring with 5-20-25). If you have read this far, you have way too much time on your hands, or you are a bad ass Ranger fan. Let's go Rangers.