Penguins Weekly
Published on March 11, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
Weekly Rewind
Fri., Mar. 6 - Penguins 3 at MANCHESTER 6
Jordan Weal compiled two goals and an assist to lead the Monarchs to a 6-3 win that snapped the Penguins' 10-game point streak. W-B/Scranton's Carter Rowney matched an AHL career high for points in a game, recording three assists.
Sat., Mar. 7 - Penguins 3 at MANCHESTER 0
Matt Murray turned aside all 32 shots he faced, recording his fourth consecutive shutout and helping the Penguins bounce back for a 3-0 victory over Manchester. Matia Marcantuoni, Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl (SHG) each found the back of the net for the Penguins.
Sun., Mar. 8 - Penguins 4 at SPRINGFIELD 1
Andrew Ebbett (1G-1A), Tom Kostopoulos (1G-1A) and Conor Sheary (2A) all recorded multi-point games as W-B/Scranton defeated Springfield, 4-1. Matt Murray once again made 32 saves to earn his seventh straight win and, in the process, set the new AHL shutout streak record at 304:11.
The Week Ahead
Wed., Mar. 11 - PENGUINS vs. Hershey
Sat., Mar. 14 - PENGUINS vs. Hershey
Owning a record of 36-16-5-2, the Bears sit in the top spot in the East Division and hold a five point lead over the Penguins. Tim Kennedy is tied for the AHL lead with 42 assists, while defenseman Jon Landry ranks first in the league with a +24 plus-minus rating.
Sun., Mar. 15 - PENGUINS vs. Hartford
Winless in their last six games, Hartford (30-21-5-3) has dropped into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but remains third in the Northeast Division. Chris Bourque is tied for fifth in the league with 50 points (22G-28A) in 58 games.
Ice Chips
- Matt Murray earned his third accolade in the last four weeks as he was named CCM/AHL Player of the Week after allowing one goal on 65 shots during two starts last weekend.
- At 2:56 of the second period on Sunday at Springfield, Murray broke Barry Brust's shutout streak (268:17) set in 2012. The Penguins netminder allowed a goal with 1:11 left in regulation, setting the new record at 304:11.
- Murray currently leads the AHL in goals against average (1.57), save percentage (.940) and shutouts (9). He has won 10 of his last 11 starts, while posting six shutouts.
- With a goal and an assist on Sunday, Andrew Ebbett now has 12 points (6G-6A) in his last eight games and leads the Penguins with 10 multi-point contests this season.
- W-B/Scranton has a record of 28-4-1-0 when scoring first for a .864 winning percentage - the best mark in the AHL.
- The Penguins' magic number is 29.
American Hockey League Stories from March 11, 2015
- Monsters Held off by Stars, 6-4 - Cleveland Monsters
- Stars Move Back into a Playoff Spot in a 6-4 Win over Lake Erie - Texas Stars
- Rampage Slip Past Admirals 3-2 in Overtime - San Antonio Rampage
- Wolves Rally to Stop Comets - Chicago Wolves
- Admirals Fall in OT to San Antonio - Milwaukee Admirals
- Hats off for Nick Cousins...Again - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Comets Lose in OT in Chicago - Utica Comets
- Penguins Score Late to Pull Past Bears - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- John McCarthy Takes Franchise Lead in Points After 5-1 Win at Bridgeport - Worcester Sharks
- Marlies Fall Short against Phantoms - Toronto Marlies
- Syracuse Crunch Weekly - Syracuse Crunch
- Zolnierczyk tallies lone goal for Bridgeport in 5-1 loss - Bridgeport Islanders
- Three-Goal Third Propels Penguins Past Bears - Hershey Bears
- Miller, Backman Lead Monarchs to 4-1 Win - Manchester Monarchs
- Springfield Falcons Reassign Defenseman Mike Dipaolo to Allen Americans - Springfield Falcons
- Admirals Recall Defenseman Kevin Lind - Norfolk Admirals
- Join the Amerks for Irish Night Presented by MillerCoors this Friday - Rochester Americans
- Penguins Recall Alex Boak from Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Rampage to Host Eighth Annual Pucks & Paws Game Saturday - San Antonio Rampage
- Popular 'Weekend at Danny's' Contest Back Again - St. John's IceCaps
- Final Barons Buddies Event Is Tomorrow - Oklahoma City Barons
- Worcester Sharks to Host MSHCA Boys and Girls High-School All-Star Games on March 21 - Worcester Sharks
- Syracuse Crunch Pucks for Paws Night Set for March 28 - Syracuse Crunch
- Toronto Marlies Weekly - Toronto Marlies
- Tyler Biggs to Have Season-Ending Surgery - Toronto Marlies
- Penguins Weekly - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Capitals Recall Cameron Schilling from Hershey - Hershey Bears
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