Springfield Thunderbirds' Samuel Johannesson congratulated by teammate

T-Birds Throttle Phantoms to Begin 3-Game Weekend

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (18-17-2-1) started their three-game weekend glowingly with a dominant 5-1 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (19-15-5-1) on Friday night inside the PPL Center. Springfield's specialty teams were exquisite in the opening 20 minutes, and it began in style on the penalty kill at 4:19 of the first. Seconds after the T-Birds survived 40 seconds of 5-on-3 power play time for the Pha... Full Story