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AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Penguins Open Season with Convincing 6-2 Victory

October 18, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


The Penguins received contributions from six different goal scorers, but perhaps none bigger than Jake Guentzel's four points (1G-3A). Josh Archibald scored the Pens' first goal of the season just 1:48 into the game. After Hartford tied the game late in the first period, the Penguins pulled back ahead with a power play goal from Carter Rowney at 5:51 of the second. Oskar Sundqvist and Guentzel combined for goals 2:09 apart, giving Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 4-1 lead. Jean-Sébastien Dea and David Warsofsky both got in on the scoring, making it 6-1 before Hartford's Matt Carey tucked in a final tally with 1:25 remaining in the game. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was perfect on the special teams front, going two-for-two on the power play and successfully killing off all six of Hartford's man advantage opportunities.

The Week Ahead Friday, Oct. 21 - PENGUINS vs. Springfield Wilkes-Barre/Scranton takes on Springfield for the first time under the "Thunderbirds" name. Last year, the Florida Panthers' affiliate went 4-1-0-1 against the Penguins, but four of the six games were decided by one goal.

Saturday, Oct. 22 - PENGUINS vs. Syracuse The Penguins and Crunch split their 2015-16 season series right down the middle, 2-2-0-0, and their head-to-head records over the past six seasons have been a dead heat, too (20-18-1-1). Syracuse is tied for the most goals for in the league through two games (10).

Sunday, Oct. 23 - PENGUINS at Hershey Wilkes-Barre/Scranton heads to the road for the first time this season, but the trip isn't a long one. In their first meeting of 2015-16, the Penguins downed the Bears, 7-0. Game time is scheduled for an early 5:00 p.m. start.

Ice Chips - The Penguins' 6-2 win on Saturday was the club's greatest margin of victory in a season opener since 2005 when it defeated Bridgeport, 8-1. - Jake Guentzel is the third player in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton history to earn four points in the team's season opener (Erik Christensen, 4G, 2005; Ryan Whitney, 4A, 2005). - Josh Archibald's goal 1:48 into Saturday's contest was the Penguins' fastest goal in a season opener. - With an assist on Saturday, Tom Kostopoulos is three points shy of reaching his 400th point with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. - Oskar Sundqvist has recorded at least one point in both of his AHL season opening games.

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