Cristoval-Nieves

Kicking things off in Hartford where the Wolf Pack were defeated by Utica, 4-3, at XL Center.

Cristoval Nieves led the way with a goal and two assists while Ryan Graves added a goal as well. Mat Bodie and Michael Paliotta chipped in with assists.
Nieves is off to a strong start in his first professional season with two goals and three assists for five points seven games.
Over in the Western Hockey League, Ty Ronning picked up an assist in Vancouver's 4-1 win over Kamloops. Ronning has points in 11 of 14 games this season for the Giants, and has five goals and eight assists for 13 points.
In the Ontario Hockey League, 2016 third-round pick Sean Day registered an assist in Windsor's 5-4 overtime win against North Bay Saturday night. Day has a goal and three assists for four points in four games since being acquired by the Spitfires, and nine points in nine games overall.
Goaltender Ty Wall made 25 saves in securing his fourth win of the season for UMass-Lowell against Omaha Saturday night. The 2016 sixth-round pick is 4-1-1 with a .927 save percentage and a 1.92 goals against average.