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Dea, Warsofsky Lead Penguins to 6-3 Win over Wolf Pack

March 5, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


HARTFORD, Conn. - David Warsofsky and Jean-Sébastien Dea led the attack for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguin, each picking up a pair of goals and adding an assist, as they defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at XL Center.

The effort was Warsofsky's third three-point game of the season and his second two-goal outing. The Pens' all-star moved into fourth place among AHL defensemen in points (41) and tied for second in goals (14) on the season.

Dea recorded two goals in a game for the first time in his AHL career, and recorded three points in one contest for the first time since his career-best four-point effort (1G-3A) on November 4, 2015 against the St. John's IceCaps.

The Penguins sandwiched power play goals by Kevin Porter and Warsofsky around a Nicklas Jensen man advantage tally to give the visitors a 2-1 lead after one period.

The Wolf Pack battled back, though, with Jensen and Matt Carey scoring two minutes apart in to grab a 3-2 lead midway through the middle frame.

It was all Penguins from there.

Josh Archibald tied the game with a redirect off of an Oskar Sundqvist centering feed at 13:23, and Warsofsky netted his second of the game 1:30 later to put the Pens back in front.

It looked like the period would end with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton up by one goal, but Dea redirected a point shot that beat goaltender Brandon Halverson with .8 seconds left to make it a 5-3 game.

Magnus Hellberg relieved Halverson at the start of the third period and held the Pens off the scoreboard until Dea jammed home his second of the night with 3:25 left in regulation.

Casey DeSmith stopped 24 of 27 shots to record his 15th win of the season for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Halverson turned aside 18 of 23 shots he faced in 40 minutes of play in the loss, while Hellberg stopped 10 of 11 shots in one period of relief.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's next game is Wednesday, Mar. 8, when it takes on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

Individual tickets for all Penguins home games are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza box office, online at TicketMaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.

Penguins ticket packages, including 12-game and 10-voucher flex packs, are available directly through the Penguins offices by calling (570) 208-7367. =

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