“Lehigh Valley Phantoms” lost to Grand Rapids “Griffins” at home with 2:5 (0:2, 2:2, 0:1).
In the second minute of the second period, Abols changed the direction of the puck’s flight with his stick in front of the goal and made it 1:2 at that time. In that game, he had one shot on goal and had a neutral efficiency rating.
Abol has two goals, two assists and a negative -2 efficiency rating in five games.
Meanwhile, Sandis Vilmanis scored an assist in the match in which the Charlotte “Checkers” defeated the Bridgeport “Islanders” 5:2 (1:1, 3:0, 1:1) at home.
Playing against the same team on Friday and winning 8-2, Vilmanis stood out with a goal and one assist. In Saturday’s match, Vilmanis helped his teammate to make it 4:2 in the middle of the second period.
The Latvian scored once in this match and accumulated a positive efficiency coefficient of +1. On the season, the AHL rookie has two goals, two assists and a positive utility of +3 in six games.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton “Penguins” represented by forward Raivy Anson celebrated their victory on Saturday, beating the Syracuse “Crunch” 3:2 (0:0, 3:1, 0:1) at home.
Ansons did not make a mark in the statistical columns and ended the game with a neutral efficiency coefficient, but in the season as a whole he remained scoreless in three games and had a positive efficiency of +2.
All three teams represented by Latvians are fighting in the Eastern Conference, where “Checkers” are third with ten points in six games, “Penguins” are fifth with eight points in six duels, and “Lehigh Valley Phantoms” are in penultimate, 14th position with three points in five matches.
Last season, the Hershey “Bears” became AHL champions for the second year in a row, beating the Riverside “Coachella Valley Firebirds” 4-2 in the final series.
