Joel Blomqvist left Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 5-2 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in their opening game of the playoffs between the second and third periods and did not return to the game.
Blomqvist stopped 23 of 26 shots through 40 minutes. Taylor Gauthier entered the game in the third period in relief and stopped five of seven shots.
Wilkes-Barre coach Kirk MacDonald told me afterward that Blomqvist 'tweaked something." Wilkes-Barre is scheduled to practice at noon on Thursday ahead of Friday's must-win Game 2 and MacDonald said they'll "see in the morning" about Blomqvist's availability.
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Taylor Haase
9:10 pm - 04.23.2025Wilkes-Barre, Pa.Blomqvist leaves with injury
Joel Blomqvist left Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 5-2 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in their opening game of the playoffs between the second and third periods and did not return to the game.
Blomqvist stopped 23 of 26 shots through 40 minutes. Taylor Gauthier entered the game in the third period in relief and stopped five of seven shots.
Wilkes-Barre coach Kirk MacDonald told me afterward that Blomqvist 'tweaked something." Wilkes-Barre is scheduled to practice at noon on Thursday ahead of Friday's must-win Game 2 and MacDonald said they'll "see in the morning" about Blomqvist's availability.
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