Article updated: 2\/4\/2014 10:21 PM <\/p>\n
By Special to the Daily Herald <\/p>\n
Ten former Chicago Wolves returned to the Allstate Arena with the Utica Comets on Tuesday morning, but the current Wolves did not give them a warm welcome. The Wolves topped the Comets 4-2 in front of 11,488 enthusiastic students at the School-Day Game to earn their 10th victory in their last 11 home games. <\/p>\n
The trio of right wing Ty Rattie (goal, 2 assists), center Alexandre Bolduc (2 assists) and left wing Chris Porter (2 goals) combined for the first 3 goals to boost the Wolves. Center Adam Cracknell added a late goal. <\/p>\n
\"It was nice to get 2 on the power-play, which hasn't happened often this year,\" Wolves coach John Anderson said. \"We got some pushback in the second, but I thought we played our game for the most part.\" <\/p>\n
Rattie continued his tear, notching his fourth goal and seventh point in the last four games to open the scoring at 10:17 of the first period. Center Keith Aucoin carried the puck into the zone and faked a shot, instead sending a cross-ice pass to Rattie at the far side of the net. The rookie buried it for his team-leading 18th goal. <\/p>\n
The Wolves (26-16-2-2) added another at 17:05 to take a 2-goal lead going into the first intermission. Rattie battled for the puck along the boards and got it to center Alexandre Bolduc. Bolduc threw a pass to the front of the net for Porter, who banked it off his skate to his stick and backhanded it five-hole to beat Comets goaltender Joacim Eriksson. <\/p>\n
Utica (16-22-2-4) responded early in the second period on the power play, cutting Chicago's lead in half. Right wing Benn Ferriero streaked down the wall while on the man advantage and whipped a shot into the top corner over goaltender Jake Allen's glove at 5:51. <\/p>\n
The equalizer came later in the period as right wing Nicklas Jensen took advantage of a scrum in front of the net to knot the score at 12:17. After a weird bounce off the boards caused a scramble in the crease, Jensen picked up the puck and beat a sprawled Allen to even the score. <\/p>\n
Halfway through the third period, the Wolves regained the lead on a power-play goal. As Chicago peppered Eriksson with shots, a rebound from a Bolduc shot popped out to Porter in front of the net. Porter roofed it to give the Wolves a 3-2 lead with 9:48 remaining. <\/p>\n
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