AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Penguins Kick off 2017 with a Victory, Prepare For Three-In-Three

January 4, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Penguins kick off 2017 with a victory, prepare for three-in-three

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-7-3-0) still owns AHL's No. 1 overall spot

Weekly Rewind

Tuesday, Dec. 27 - PENGUINS 4 vs. Springfield 2

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton evened the season series (2-2-0-0) against the T-Birds and extended its season-high winning streak to seven games. Jake Guentzel had his first career hat trick.

Friday, Dec. 30 - PENGUINS 2 vs. Providence 5

The Penguins fell 5-2 against the P-Bruins and saw their season-high winning streak come to an end in their last home game of the calendar year

Saturday, Dec. 31 - PENGUINS 2 at Binghamton 3

Before the calendar flipped to 2017, the Penguins dropped a 3-2 New Year's Eve contest to the Senators. Sahir Gill recorded his first goal of the year on his second shift of the game after returning from a 10-game absence.

Tuesday, Jan. 3- PENGUINS 3 vs. Hartford 2

Chad Ruhwedel had an assist and the game-winning goal in his return to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Tristan Jarry made 25 saves, including 15 in the third period, helping the Pens hang on.

The Week Ahead

Friday, Jan. 6 - PENGUINS vs. Hershey

The Bears (18-7-5-2) return to the Pens' home rink for the first part of a weekend home-and-home. The last time the Bears played the Pens, Oskar Sundqvist had four goals in a 6-2 win.

Saturday, Jan. 7 - PENGUINS vs. Binghamton

It's Star Wars night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, as the Penguins try to strike back and avenge a 3-2 loss to the Senators suffered on New Year's Eve.

Sunday, Jan. 8 - PENGUINS at Hershey

The Penguins start their season-long seven-game road stretch that lasts until Jan. 21. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 4-0-0-0 in the third game of three-in-threes this season.

Ice Chips

- The Penguins' seven-game win streak from Dec. 10 to Dec. 27 established a season-high.

- Clark Donatelli was named head coach of the Atlantic Division at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic. He is the fifth Penguins coach to lead a team at the AHL All-Star Classic (Joe Mullen, Todd Richards, John Hynes, Jay Leach).

- Jake Guentzel was named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for December, a month in which he racked up 17 points (11G-6A) in 10 games.

- Guentzel leads the entire AHL in goals (18), and leads all rookies in points (34).

- Tristan Jarry's 14 wins are tied four ways for the most in the league.

- Tom Kostopoulos is 11 points away from his 500th in the AHL.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pt%

1. PENGUINS 32 22 7 3 0 47 .734

2. Lehigh Valley 31 21 8 2 0 44 .710

3. Providence 33 19 7 4 3 45 .682

4. Hershey 32 18 7 5 2 43 .672

5. Bridgeport 31 17 14 0 0 34 .548

6. Springfield 30 12 12 4 2 30 .500

7. Hartford 33 11 18 3 1 26 .394

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS GP G A PTS

Jake Guentzel* 27 18 16 34

Oskar Sundqvist 30 14 16 30

Tom Kostopoulos 32 9 13 22

David Warsofsky 21 5 17 22

two players tied 19

GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA Sv% Shutouts

Tristan Jarry 20 14-5-1 2.14 0.921 1

Casey DeSmith* 12 8-2-2 2.38 0.911 0

* rookie

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Fri, Jan. 6 Hershey Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 7 Binghamton Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sun, Jan. 8 Hershey Giant Center 5:00 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Sun, Jan. 1 (D) Chad Ruhwedel Reassigned from loan by PIT

Sun, Jan. 1 (D) David Warsofsky Reassigned from loan by PIT

Sun, Jan. 1 (G) Tristan Jarry Reassigned from loan by PIT

Thu, Dec. 29 (G) Doug Carr Signed to PTO

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

DATE LOCATION TIME

Thu, Jan. 5 Practice Mohegan Sun Arena 10:30 a.m.

Fri, Jan. 6 Pre-game Mohegan Sun Arena 10:00 a.m.

Game Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 7 Pre-game Mohegan Sun Arena 10:00 a.m.

Game Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sun, Jan. 8 Game Giant Center 5:00 p.m.

Mon, Jan. 9 DAY-OFF

Tue, Jan. 10 Practice Toyota SportsPlex 10:30 a.m.

Wed, Jan. 11 Game Rico Center 7:00 p.m.

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