Three-in-three weekend starts with pair of crucial home games
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (33-17-7-1) hosts STARS WARS Night against Hershey on Saturday
Weekly Rewind
Wednesday, Mar. 12 – PENGUINS 5 vs. Hershey 4 (SO)
The Penguins and Bears duked it out in a back-and-forth contest that required a shootout to determine a winner. In the fifth round, Sam Poulin notched the deciding goal for the Black & Gold. Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty, Mathias Laferrière and Avery Hayes scored in regulation for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
Friday, Mar. 14 – PENGUINS 1 at Lehigh Valley 3
The Phantoms scored 70 seconds into the game to take an early lead. McGroarty sniped the first shorthanded goal of his career in the second period, but Lehigh Valley gathered a power-play goal and an empty netter to take the win.
Sunday, Mar. 16 – PENGUINS 5 at Lehigh Valley 3
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton closed its 12-game season series with Lehigh Valley by putting on a high-octane special teams display. The Penguins scored twice on the man advantage and tallied a shorty for the second-straight game. Valtteri Puusitnen’s go-ahead goal with 3:36 left in regulation was the difference as the Penguins improved to 8-2-1-1 against the Phantoms this season.
The Week Ahead
Wednesday, Mar. 12 – PENGUINS vs. Hershey
The Penguins trail the Bears by five points for first place in the division. Six of the eight games between these rivals have been settled by one goal.
Friday, Mar. 14 – PENGUINS at Lehigh Valley
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton makes its first of two trips down the turnpike. The Penguins are on a six-game point streak against the Phantoms, going 6-0-1-1 in that stretch.
Sunday, Mar. 16 – PENGUINS at Lehigh Valley
The Penguins wrap up their 12-game season series with Lehigh Valley on a Sunday afternoon. The Pens are 4-4-0-0 on Sundays.
Ice Chips
– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads the AHL with 3.52 goals per game.
– Sergei Murashov’s nine-game winning streak ties him with Matt Murray (2014-15) for the longest rookie win streak in team history.
– Ville Koivunen paces all league rookies with 53 points (20G-33A). That also places him tied for the fifth-best point total by a rookie in Penguins history.
– Owen Pickering leads all league rookies with a plus-21 rating.
– On Sunday, Chase Pietila became the eighth player to make his AHL debut with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.
DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM LEADERS
* = rookie
x = not on current roster
UPCOMING GAME…
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