Hartford holds a 3-6-2 record through 11 games, compiling a 2-2-2 mark at home and a 1-4-0 mark on the road, showing struggles in both environments. The team has been outscored 11-8 in the first period and 10-4 in the third, while outscoring opponents 15-10 in the second, with eight of those second-period goals concentrated in three wins. Special teams display mixed results: 16th on the power play and fifth on the penalty kill overall, but earlier splits showed a 25-for-27 PK and a 1-for-17 power play. Recent games reversed those splits, and coaching has enforced discipline with lineup changes.
"Hartford is struggling mainly due to their inability to start games off on the right foot or finish them out. The Wolf Pack have been outscored 11-8 in the first period, and 10-4 in the third period. They are only managing to outscore opponents 15-10 in the second period, with 8 of those 15 goals coming in their three wins so far this season."
"On the surface, the Hartford special teams seem to be doing okay-they are 16th in the league on the power play and 5th in the league on the penalty kill-but when you take a closer look, the issues become more obvious. In the first six games of the season, the Wolf Pack had a best-in-the-league penalty kill, going 25 for 27, but on the opposite end, their power play struggled, going a measly 1 for 17."
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