Penguins Weekly

February 17, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release

Weekly Rewind

Wed., Feb. 11 - PENGUINS 4 vs. Binghamton 1

Dominik Uher set a career high for points in a game, tallying two goals and an assist as the Penguins upended the Senators, 4-1. Uher found the back of the net twice in the first period in staking W-B/Scranton a 2-0 lead. Linemate Bobby Farnham also chipped in a goal and an assist.

Fri., Feb. 13 - PENGUINS 3 vs. Portland 0

Matt Murray made 23 saves and recorded his sixth shutout of the season in W-B/Scranton's 3-0 victory over Portland. Defenseman Brian Dumoulin figured in all of the scoring for the Penguins, collecting three assists. Scott Wilson netted two markers for his second multi-goal game of 2014-15.

Sat., Feb. 14 - PENGUINS 4 vs. Lehigh Valley 5 (SO)

The Penguins were unable to fend off a Phantoms rally as Lehigh Valley used two goals from Jason Akeson to pull past W-B/Scranton for an eventual 5-4 shootout win. Conor Sheary scored his team-leading 16th goal in the loss.

The Week Ahead

Sat., Feb. 21 - PENGUINS vs. Providence

The Bruins (25-19-6-1) own the longest active home-winning streak in the AHL at eight games, but have won just one time in their last eight road contests. Providence is in second place in the Atlantic Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference, three points behind the Penguins.

Sun., Feb. 22 - Penguins at HARTFORD

Hartford (28-15-4-3) is currently in a tie for second place in the Northeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. The Wolf Pack have a 7-2-1-0 record versus East Division teams this season. Chris Bourque's 42 points (19G-23A) is tied for eighth-best in the AHL, while his nine power play goals rank fifth.

Ice Chips

- Matt Murray has won nine of his last 10 starts, allowing just 12 goals and recording four shutouts. He currently leads the AHL with a 1.79 GAA and six shutouts.

- Brian Dumoulin set a regular-season career high for assists and points in a game with three on Feb. 13 against Portland. The third-year blueliner compiled five assists in two games last weekend.

- The Penguins have posted points in seven straight games (5-0-1-1) - their longest such stretch of the season.

- Rookie Conor Sheary has registered 12 points (6G-6A) in his last 11 matches and now leads W-B/Scranton in goals (16) and points (29).

- The Penguins have converted on the power play in seven of their last eight games with a success rate of 27.9% (12-of-43).

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