Both the St. John’s IceCaps and Lehigh Valley Phantoms were coming off impressive shutouts on Wednesday — the IceCaps blanking the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-0, and the Phantoms defeating the Binghamton Senators 5-0 — as the began a back-to-back set on Friday.
When all was said and done, the teams had played two close affairs, each claiming a victory in the process.
The first period was all IceCaps, outshooting the Phantoms 7-0 during the first half. Bobby Farnham opened the scoring after a redirect on Julien Brouillette’s shot from the point. Daniel Audette picked up the other helper, snapping an 11-game pointless streak.