MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -LOWELL, Mass. – The Lowell Devils saw their five-game home winning streak come to an end in a 4-1 loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Wednesday at the Tsongas Arena.   The five consecutive wins at the Tsongas Arena tied the all-time mark for Lowell, set last season Dec. 27, 2008 to Jan. 14, 2009.  

The Devils drew the first blood of the game at the 9:30 mark of the opening period with their first power play of the match.  Patrick Davis netted his fourth goal of the season when he cut in front and snuck a backhand through the pads of Chad Johnson. 

Hartford only needed 33 seconds to answer back and square up the score with a rebound past Mike McKenna’s stick side by Evgeny Grachev. 

Jordan Owens gave the Wolf Pack a lead they would not relinquish when he plowed toward the crease and shoved the puck across the goal line at 5:40 of the second before sending the net off its moorings.  

The Wolf Pack upped its lead to 3-1 as Dale Weise was left open in front during a 3-on-2 rush to tap Dane Byers’ feed into the open net.  Weiss would also add an empty-netter with 44 seconds remaining to put the game out of reach. 

McKenna took the loss with 27 saves on 30 shots, while Johnson turned aside 21 shots for Hartford.   

The Lowell Devils hit the road after Thanksgiving to battle the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 7:00PM on Friday, November 27.  Go online to AHLlive.com to listen or watch the live broadcast.  For more information, contact the Devils at (978) 458-PUCK (7825) or visit lowelldevilshockey.com.

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