Penguins Get Ready for Busy Week
Published on March 7, 2017 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
Sunday, Mar. 5 - PENGUINS 6 at Hartford 3 The Penguins earned their 39th win thanks in large part to big afternoons from David Warsofsky and Jean-Sébastien Dea. Both Warsofsky and Dea put up two-goal, one-assist performances. Casey DeSmith made 24 saves while manning the crease for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, the rookie goalie's 15th victory of the season.
The Week Ahead Wednesday, Mar. 8 - PENGUINS vs. Lehigh Valley Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's first home game since Feb. 14 will be against its same opponent from Valentine's Day, Lehigh Valley. The Penguins hold a narrow 3-2-0-0 season series lead on the Phantoms, but have outscored Lehigh Valley 12-2 at home so far this season.
Friday, Mar. 10 - PENGUINS vs. Hartford The Penguins look to make it a perfect six-for-six against the Wolf Pack on an Eyewitness News Fan Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's offense has been out in full force in games against Hartford, averaging five goals per game in their five meetings against the Wolf Pack this season.
Saturday, Mar. 11 - PENGUINS vs. Providence The top two teams in the Atlantic Division square off in a match up that could decide who sits in first place at the end of the weekend. Both teams have earned two wins against one another this season.
Ice Chips - With Sunday afternoon's win, the Penguins improved to 23-3-1-0 in games when they had played the night before. - Tom Kostopoulos is the only member of the Penguins to skate in all 58 of the team's games this season. - Jean-Sébastien Dea's two-goal outing on Sunday was the first multi-goal game of his AHL career. - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton boasts the best penalty kill in the league (86.5%). - David Warsofsky leads the entire AHL with a plus-29 rating. - Warsofsky now has 12 multi-point games this season, tying him with Jake Guentzel for the team lead. - Tristan Jarry has the second-most wins in the AHL (23).
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