ROCKFORD, Ill. – Cole Guttman’s pair of goals helped the Rockford IceHogs sweep the San Jose Barracuda with a 4-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at the BMO Center.
Mike Hardman tallied the opening goal in the first and Jackson Cates scored early in the third to create space between the IceHogs and Barracuda. Drew Commesso flashed the leather several times resulting in 34 saves for the rookie goaltender. Commesso has four wins in his last five games.
In the first period, the IceHogs got on the board early to take a 1-0 lead. Rem Pitlick received a pass from Wyatt Kaiser near the half wall before sending a pass to Hardman positioned in front of the goal crease. Hardman set his stick on the ice and tipped the pass from Pitlick into the back of the net (5:01).
With seven minutes left to go, Guttman won the faceoff sending the puck to Pitlick. Pitlick sent a quick pass to Nolan Allan at the blue line before sending a shot to the net where Guttman tipped the puck into the net to give the IceHogs a 2-0 lead (12:28).
Rockford incurred a tripping penalty to give San Jose their first odd-man advantage. Ethan Cardwell scored on the power play to cut the lead in half, 2-1 (14:52).
Nearing the end of the second period, Guttman brought the puck up the ice with Pitlick. Pitlick received a pass from Guttman and a pass in Eetu Makiniemi’s goal crease where Guttman recovered the puck and tossed his second goal into the net (18:21). The tally marked Guttman’s seventh goal in the last six games.
At the beginning of the third period, Cates scored Rockford’s fourth goal of the night. Louis Crevier snapped a shot at Makiniemi that bounced off his left pad, Hardman recovered the loose rebound with his skates before making a short pass to Cates where he flipped the puck into the net (0:41).
Rockford returns to the BMO Center on Wednesday, March 20 against the Chicago Wolves. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
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