Penguins Take Three-of-Three on Weekend
Published on December 29, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
Friday, December 26 @ Philadelphia - The Penguins returned from the holiday break with a 4-0 win in Philadelphia. Jeff Taffe tied a team record with four assists in the game, while Chris Minard posted his sixth multiple-goal game of the year, which included his sixth game-winning goal of the season. John Curry stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season.
Saturday, December 27 vs. Bridgeport - Taffe and Minard teamed up again against the Sound Tigers, leading the Penguins to a 5-4, come-from-behind win. Taffe scored twice in the first period to even the score at 2-2 after 20 minutes of play, only to see Bridgeport go ahead with the lone goal of the second period coming at 19:50. Nick Johnson's second of the season tied the game at 3-3 just over two minutes into the third period, and Minard followed 23 seconds later with his first of the night. The Tigers tied the game at 4-4 with a shorthanded goal at 11:23, but Minard struck again six seconds later for the final goal of the game. Taffe assisted on both of Minard's goals, including his league-leading seventh game-winner, and ended up with his second consecutive four point night.
Sunday, December 28 vs. Binghamton - The Senators took 2-0 and 3-1 leads, only to see the Penguins reel off five straight goals en route to a 6-3 win. Mark Letestu was Sunday's hero, recording four points and tying a team record with three assists in the second period. Bill Thomas (1+1), Ryan Stone (1+1) and Nick Johnson (0+2) each picked up multiple points as well, and Luca Caput recorded his second game-winner of the season. Minard scored into an empty net with 28 seconds left to extend his goal streak to six games - a new franchise record.
MISC. NOTES
The Penguins have now won a season-high four consecutive games dating back to December 20. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 8-2-0-0 in its last 10 games. The Penguins have a 9-2-0-0 record in December. This is the fourth straight season the club has won nine games in the month. The team has never won 10 games in December.
UPCOMING GAMES:
Tuesday, December 30 vs. Philadelphia, 7:05pm - The sixth of 10 meetings between the teams this season, the Phantoms hold a 3-2-0-0 advantage through the first five games.
Friday, January 2 @ Albany, 7:00pm - The third of eight meetings between the teams this season. The Penguins captured the first two games by scores of 7-3 (December 6) and 4-3 (December 20).
Saturday, January 3 vs. Houston, 7:05pm - The second of two games between the teams this season. The Penguins captured a 4-3 win in Texas on November 2. This is the Aeros' first visit to Wilkes-Barre since February 1, 2003. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive one of five different game-used jersey cards, compliments of Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep.
All Penguins games can be heard live on 102.3 the Mountain and on-line at www.wbspenguins.com. Penguins games can also be viewed on-line at www.ahllive.com, the official video provider of the American Hockey League.
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