AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Penguins Weekly

October 22, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Weekly Rewind

Fri., Oct. 17 - Penguins 2 at ST. JOHN'S 1 (OT)

Reid McNeill lit the lamp at 2:56 of the overtime period to lift the Penguins to their first win of the season. Jayson Megna also scored for W-B/Scranton, while goalie Jeff Zatkoff turned aside 21-of-22 shots from St. John's

Sat., Oct. 18 - Penguins 4 at ST. JOHN'S 1

Scott Wilson and Nick Drazenovic each scored in the opening five minutes of the first and the Penguins never looked back in defeating the IceCaps, 4-1, to sweep the two-game weekend series.

Tue., Oct. 21 - PENGUINS 0 vs. Albany 4

Albany received a 22-save shutout effort from goalie Keith Kinkaid and two power play goals from Mike Sislo in defeating W-B/Scranton by a score of 4-0.

The Week Ahead

Fri., Oct. 24 - PENGUINS vs. Springfield

The Falcons enter the weekend with a record of 1-2-1-0 and sit in fifth place in the Northeast Division. Rookie Domenic Monardo is on a three-game goal scoring streak (3G).

Sat., Oct. 25 - Penguins at HERSHEY

Hershey has won three of four games to open the season and currently occupies first place in the East Division. Kris Newbury is tied for the lead in the AHL with 7 points (3G-4A).

Sun., Oct. 26 - PENGUINS vs. Binghamton

The four games played by the Senators (1-2-1-0) thus far have been decided by a total of five goals. Goaltender Andrew Hammond set an AHL season high with 45 saves in the Senators' opener on Oct. 11 versus Worcester.

Ice Chips

- Reid McNeill's second-ever goal in the AHL was the game- winner for W-B/Scranton in overtime on Friday versus the IceCaps.

- Scott Wilson recorded the first multi-point game of his pro career, collecting a goal and an assist in the Penguins' 4-1 victory over St. John's on Saturday.

- In W-B/Scranton's two wins over the St. John's IceCaps last weekend, goaltender Jeff Zatkoff stopped 49 of 51 shots, allowing just one goal in each game.

- Nick Drazenovic is four away from his 300th point as a pro.

- Defenseman Derrick Pouliot made his regular season pro debut with the Penguins on Tuesday against Albany.

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