Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will need to win three consecutive games in order to stave off elimination and advance to the third round of the Calder Cup playoffs.
Wilkes-Barre dropped Game 2 in Springfield Thursday with a 6-2 loss, falling into a 2-0 series deficit in the best-of-five second round.
The Thunderbirds opened the scoring with a power play goal late in the first period. Goals from defensemen Will Reilly and P.O Joseph gave Wilkes-Barre a lead in the first half of the second period:
Another power play goal tied the game for Springfield, and then another late-period goal put the Thunderbirds up 3-2.