
Penguins Aim to Conquer Canada at Conclusion of Long Road Trip
January 14, 2025 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-9-3-0) looks to secure its first win in Laval since 2018
Weekly Rewind
Wednesday, Jan. 8 - PENGUINS 6 at Toronto 3
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton started its Canadian excursion by lighting the lamp six times. Ville Koivunen scored a hat trick and had four points, while other goal-scorers included Emil Bemström and former Marlies defenseman Filip Král. Filip Larsson posted 36 saves for his fifth-straight win.
Friday, Jan. 10 - PENGUINS 6 at Belleville 1
The Pens notched six goals again in a rout against the Sens. Avery Hayes, Sam Poulin and Valtteri Puustinen all scored on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's first three shots of the game. Former Ottawa Senators Boris Katchouk and Boko Imama tallied in the second period, and a shorty by Poulin rounded out the offense. Joel Blomqvist wowed with 39 saves on his 23rd birthday. Rutger McGroarty also nabbed a career-high three assists.
Sunday, Jan. 12 - PENGUINS 3 at Belleville 4
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's season-long eight-game point came to an end in heartbreaking fashion. Two goals by Bemström and a beautiful power-play strike by Hayes couldn't stack up to a hat trick from Belleville's Wyatt Bongiovanni. Bongiovanni completed his hat trick with 2.2 seconds left in the game.
The Week Ahead
Wednesday, Jan. 15 - PENGUINS at Laval
The Penguins conclude their Canada road trip in Québec against the Rocket. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton emerged victorious in come-from-behind fashion, 5-3, when Laval visited Northeast PA on Black Friday. However, the Penguins have not won at Place Bell since their very first trip to Laval on Jan. 13, 2018.
Saturday, Jan. 18 - PENGUINS vs. Belleville (POSTPONED)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's long-awaited return to home ice has been delayed. Saturday's game against the Senators has been postponed to Tuesday, Mar. 4. The Penguins' Crosscheck Cancer Night presented by Geisinger has been moved to Saturday, Feb. 8 against the Cleveland Monsters. Information for tickets regarding this Saturday's postponement can be found here.
Ice Chips
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's eight-game point streak was the team's longest since the 2019-20 season.
- On Wednesday afternoon, Emil Bemström was named to the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic.
- Boris Katchouk is on a six-game point streak (1G-7A), and he has 16 points (6G-10A) in his last 12 games.
- Ville Koivunen ranks second among AHL rookies with 27 points.
- Since 2004-05, no Penguins goalie has lost a start on their birthday, regular season or playoffs.
- The Penguins have out-scored opponents 36-18 (+18) in first periods this season, the best first-period goal differential in the league.
DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pts%
1. Hershey 37 23 11 3 0 49 .662
2. PENGUINS 32 20 9 3 0 43 .672
3. Charlotte 32 19 9 2 2 42 .656
4. Providence 35 18 13 3 1 40 .571
5. Lehigh Valley 37 17 14 5 1 40 .541
6. Hartford 35 16 16 2 1 35 .500
7. Springfield 33 15 15 2 1 33 .500
8. Bridgeport 34 8 22 2 2 20 .294
TEAM LEADERS
SKATERS GP G A PTS
Emil Bemström 30 15 17 32
Boris Katchouk 30 13 14 27
Ville Koivunen* 32 10 17 27
Tristan Broz* 27 12 7 19
Vasily Ponomarev 27 6 13 19
Mac Hollowell 27 0 19 19
GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Shutouts
Filip Larsson 13 7-4-1 2.44 .927 4
Joel Blomqvist 12 5-4-2 2.93 .912 1
* = rookie
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Wed, Jan. 15 Laval Place Bell 7:00 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER TRANSACTION
Fri, Jan. 3 (LW) Jagger Joshua Traded to Rochester
Fri, Jan. 3 (D) Colton Poolman Assigned by PIT
Sun, Jan. 5 (D) Chris Ortiz Released from PTO
Sun, Jan. 5 (D) Mats Lindgren Reassigned to WHL
Mon, Jan. 6 (C) Sam Houde Released from SPC
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