Penguins Weekly

February 26, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release

Weekly Rewind

Wed., Feb. 19 - PENGUINS 3 vs. Binghamton 4 (OT)

Chris Wideman's power play goal 30 seconds into overtime helped the Senators complete a rally from two goals down and score a 4-3 win over the Penguins. Nick Drazenovic figured in all three goals for WBS with a goal and two assists.

Sat., Feb. 22 - PENGUINS 3 vs. Providence 4 (SO)

A back-and-forth affair between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Providence saw the Bruins prevail in the shootout for a final score of 4-3. Spencer Machacek posted his first two-goal performance as a Penguin to help his team earn a point.

Tue., Feb. 25 - PENGUINS 6 vs. Hershey 5

Machacek registered his second straight two-goal contest, while Andrew Ebbett notched a goal and two assists as the Penguins fended off the Bears, 6-5, to claim the 12-game season series. Pierre-Luc Letourneau also collected two assists in the match for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

The Week Ahead

Fri., Feb. 28 - Penguins at SYRACUSE

After winning just once in their previous 13 games, the Crunch (20-23-4-5) are coming off a two-game weekend sweep of the Hershey Bears. The Penguins have gone 5-1-0-1 this season versus the Crunch and have won the previous two meetings in Syracuse.

Sat., Mar. 1 - Penguins at ALBANY

Albany (29-17-3-5) went perfect over three matches last weekend to pull within five points of Springfield for first place in the Northeast Division. In the only other meeting this season between the Devils and Penguins, Mike Sislo recorded a hat trick and one assist for a 6-5 win on Nov. 8.

Ice Chips

- Brendan Mikkelson's shorthanded goal on Tuesday versus Hershey was the Penguins' ninth of the season, ranking them third in the AHL.

- Machacek has netted two goals in each of his last two games and has six tallies in his first seven games with WBS.

- Machacek became the first Penguin to score multiple goals in consecutive games since Ben Street also tallied two goals apiece on March 9 and 10, 2012.

- Nick Drazenovic has six points (1g-5a) in his last three matches.

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American Hockey League Stories from February 26, 2014

Admirals Fend off Checkers to Open Homestand - Norfolk Admirals
Griffins Defeat Admirals in Second-Straight Game - Grand Rapids Griffins
Monsters Top Stars 3-2 in Shootout - Cleveland Monsters
Monsters Slip by Stars in Shootout 3-2 - Texas Stars
Checkers Start Trip with Norfolk Loss - Charlotte Checkers
Joey Crabb's Hat Trick Lifts Rampage over Comets 3-0 - San Antonio Rampage
Wolf Pack Announce "Selfless Saturday" Initiative - Hartford Wolf Pack
Gameday: Comets vs. San Antonio - Utica Comets
Comet Tales: Meet Taylor Anderson - Utica Comets
Monarchs Partner with MRYHA - Manchester Monarchs
Dan Milan Comes to Crunch, Allen York Released - Syracuse Crunch
Brian Connelly Returns to Rockford - Rockford IceHogs
Ottawa Recalls Hammond - Binghamton Senators
Lightning Recall Namestnikov, Reassign Lindback to Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
Connelly Traded for Winchester and Miskovic - Iowa Wild
Penguins Weekly - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Minnesota Recalls Curry and Veilleux - Iowa Wild
Toronto Marlies Weekly - Toronto Marlies
Former Amerk Calder Cup Champion Scott Nichol to Sign Autographs at Next Seneca Casinos Legends Nigh - Rochester Americans
Bears, ABC-27 Announce Remaining TV Schedule - Hershey Bears
Wings Return Sproul to Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
Pirates Announce Updated "Goals for Good" Scores - Portland Pirates
Bulldogs Recall Condon from Nailers - Hamilton Bulldogs
Amerks Will Carry Home Play-By-Play Feeds During Upcoming Road Trip - Rochester Americans
Marlies Extend Win Streak to Four in Win over Binghamton - Toronto Marlies
Binghamton's Rally Comes up Short - Binghamton Senators
Sound Tigers Sign Two To PTOs - Bridgeport Islanders
Pekka Rinne Assigned to Milwaukee on Conditioning Assignment - Milwaukee Admirals
Bronze Medalist Sami Vatanen to Sign Autographs for Fans Tonight - Norfolk Admirals
Worcester Sharks to Host MSHCA Boys and Girls High-School All-Star Games - Worcester Sharks
Canadiens Recall Tokarski from Bulldogs - Hamilton Bulldogs
Capitals Recall Deschamps from Hershey - Hershey Bears
Syracuse Crunch to Host Sixth-Annual Aspen Dental 'Battle for the Denture Cup' - Syracuse Crunch
IceCaps players to visit Mary Brown's today - St. John's IceCaps
#COMETSWHITEOUT - Utica Comets

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