The Springfield Thunderbirds lost an MLK Day matinee at home versus the Bridgeport Islanders. The final score from the MassMutual Center was 6-to-2.
Springfield finished the night with 43 shots on net, but it took until the closing minutes for the T-Birds to get a second puck behind Schneider. Matthew Highmore produced a late power-play goal at 16:57 of the third to round out the scoring, with assists by Brady Lyle and Martin Frk. Vadim Zherenko came on in relief of Hofer and produced a perfect third period, stopping five shots.
The T-Birds hit the road for a three-game trip starting on Wednesday versus the Milwaukee Admirals.
It is the first time the Thunderbirds will have made a road trip to Wisconsin.
(Photo Credit: Lucas Armstrong, Springfield Thunderbirds Media)