Springfield Thunderbirds' Anton Malmstrom and Lehigh Valley Phantoms' Nick Lappin on the ice

T-Birds Stunned by Phantoms' 3rd Period Comeback

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (36-25-3-5, 80 points) fell victim to a third-period charge by the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (37-26-3-3, 80 points) in a 4-3 loss on Saturday night inside the PPL Center. Despite the defeat, the T-Birds did secure their second straight Calder Cup playoff berth thanks to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's 8-2 win over the Bridgeport Islanders. After relenting the first goal of each of their... Full Story