Penguins Weekly

December 10, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release

Weekly Rewind

Fri., Dec. 5 - PENGUINS 5 vs. Lehigh Valley 1

Tom Kostopoulos posted two goals, including the game- winner, and Conor Sheary recorded three points (1G-2A) as the Penguins raced out to a four-goal lead en route to a 5-1 win over the Phantoms.

Sat., Dec. 6 - PENGUINS 1 vs. Hershey 2

Former Penguin Chris Conner provided all the offense for Hershey, scoring twice, in the Bears' 2-1 victory against the Penguins. Bryan Rust collected his eighth goal of the season for W-B/Scranton in the loss.

Sun., Dec. 7 - Penguins 3 at HERSHEY 2

The Penguins took the rematch against Hershey, 3-2, thanks to Derrick Pouliot's two-goal performance that also included the decisive power play tally at 6:13 of the third period.

The Week Ahead

Fri., Dec. 12 - PENGUINS vs. Bridgeport

With a record of 12-9-2-1, the Sound Tigers are in a three- way tie for third place in the Northeast Division. Bridgeport leads the AHL with a 27.0% success rate on the power play.

Sat., Dec. 13 - Penguins at LEHIGH VALLEY

Lehigh Valley (10-9-2-1) is currently in fourth in the East Division, seven points out of the top spot. The Penguins are 3-1 this season versus the Phantoms and 1-0 at PPL center.

Sun., Dec. 14 - PENGUINS vs. Hershey

The second-place Bears (13-9-1-1) sit just two points behind the Penguins. Chris Conner was named AHL Player of the Week after recording three goals and four assists in three games last week for Hershey.

Ice Chips

- Conor Sheary's three-point game on Friday (1G-2A) was a career regular season high for the rookie forward, his highest output since a one goal, two assist contest in Game 3 of last year's Eastern Conference Semifinal versus Providence.

- Derrick Pouliot's 10-game home point streak (3G-9A) came to an end on Saturday, tying him for the longest such streak in the league this season.

- Pouliot leads all AHL rookies with 11 points on the power play (3G-8A).

- The Penguins have a record of 6-0-1-0 on Fridays.

- Taylor Chorney is tied for first in the league with a +16 plus- minus rating.

- W-B/Scranton is 10-0-0-0 when scoring three or more goals.

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American Hockey League Stories from December 10, 2014

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Danis Shutout Snaps Admirals' Losing Skid - Norfolk Admirals
D-Men Blast Comets Past the Amerks - Utica Comets
Another Vasilevskiy Shutout, Crunch Halt Falcons' Streak - Syracuse Crunch
Monsters Win Fifth Straight, Top Griffins 3-2 - Cleveland Monsters
Checkers Shut Down by Danis, Fall to Norfolk 3-0 - Charlotte Checkers
Crunch Blank Falcons, 2-0 - Springfield Falcons
Flames Burn Bulldogs 3-2 in OT - Hamilton Bulldogs
Providence Bruins Melt IceCaps, 4-1 - Providence Bruins
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