Penguins Weekly

February 10, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release

Weekly Rewind

Tue., Feb. 3 - PENGUINS 4 vs. Springfield 0

Matt Murray made 28 saves for his third straight shutout versus the Falcons this season as the Penguins skated to a 4-0 win. Bryan Rust (1G-2A), Scott Wilson (1G-2A) and Andrew Ebbett (2G) all posted multi-point games for W-B/Scranton.

Sat., Feb. 7 - Penguins 3 at HERSHEY 4 (OT)

W-B/Scranton held a two-goal lead heading into the third period, but the Bears would rally back for a 4-3 overtime victory. Carter Rowney scored the Penguins' first shorthanded goal of the season in the loss.

Sun., Feb. 8 - Penguins 3 at BRIDGEPORT 1

Jayson Megna and Carter Rowney each collected a goal and an assist and Matt Murray put forth a 36-save performance as the Penguins closed out the weekend with a 3-1 win.

The Week Ahead

Wed., Feb. 11 - PENGUINS vs. Binghamton

The Senators (18-22-5-1) have won only three games since the turn of the new year and have fallen into fifth place in the East Division. Chris Wideman leads league defenseman with 36 points (13G-23A).

Fri., Feb. 13 - PENGUINS vs. Portland

Portland (26-19-3-0) has used an 11-4-2-0 run over its last 17 games to pull into a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division with Worcester. The Pirates are tied for first in the AHL with eight shorthanded goals.

Sat., Feb. 14 - PENGUINS vs. Lehigh Valley

The Phantoms (22-20-4-1) sit in third place in the East, eight points behind the Penguins. Both teams have earned seven standings points over six meetings in the season series. Forward Jason Akeson is on a six-game point streak (4G-3A).

Ice Chips

- Matt Murray was named CCM/AHL Player of the Week after stopping 64 of 65 shots in two starts last week and posting a 2-0-0 record with a 0.50 goals-against average, a .985 save percentage and one shutout.

- Murray currently leads the AHL with a 1.86 GAA and is tied for first with five shutouts. He was won eight of his last 10 starts, allowing just 12 goals.

- W-B/Scranton ranks first in the league with 2.20 goals allowed per game.

- The Penguins are on a five-game road point streak (4-0-1-0).

- W-B/Scranton's 51 goals allowed at home is the second- lowest total in the AHL this season.

- Andrew Ebbett's point streak came to an end at nine games (5G-8A) on Sunday in Bridgeport.

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