
Penguins Weekly
October 19, 2021 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
Weekly Rewind
Saturday, Oct. 16 - PENGUINS 2 vs. Lehigh Valley 1
The Penguins officially opened the 2021-22 season with an exciting, 2-1 win over the Phantoms. Halfway through the first period, rookie Valtteri Puustinen scored his first AHL goal and put the Penguins on the board. Lehigh Valley tied the game late in the middle frame, but the Penguins responded quickly at the beginning of the third. Niclas Almari netted the game-winner, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton maintained the lead due to the 30-save performance of Filip Lindberg in his pro debut.
Sunday, Oct. 17 - PENGUINS 1 vs. Charlotte 4
Playing on less than 24-hours rest, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took to the ice again and was handed its first loss of the year. Despite a relentless effort from the black and gold, several great scoring opportunities were stonewalled by Checkers goalie Joey Daccord. Félix Robert scored the only goal of the night for the Penguins, batting in an extra-attacker, power-play goal late in the third period.
The Week Ahead
Friday, Oct. 22 - PENGUINS vs. Hartford
The Penguins conclude their season-opening, three-game homestand by facing off against the Hartford Wolf Pack. The last time these teams met was during the 2019-20 season when Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won all three matchups. Friday's game also features $2 select draft beers from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 24 - PENGUINS at Lehigh Valley
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will hit the road for the first time this season, but it's a short drive down the PA Turnpike. The Phantoms might be battling for their first win of the season, as they dropped both of their games played so far. Eight of the last 10 games played between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Lehigh Valley have been decided by one goal, with seven of those contests requiring overtime.
Ice Chips
- Before Filip Lindberg, the last Wilkes-Barre/Scranton goalie to record a win in his pro debut was Tristan Jarry (Oct. 18, 2015, 35 saves at Bridgeport).
- All three stars for the Penguins' win on Saturday were from Finland: 3. Valtteri Puustinen, 2. Niclas Almari, 1. Lindberg.
- Both of Juuso Riikola's assists this season have come on the power play.
- Fellow Finns Puustinen and Riikola were the only players to record a point in both of the team's first two games.
- Sam Poulin logged the primary assist on the Penguins' first goal of the season, his first point as a pro.
DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAMÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ GPÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ WÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ LÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ OTLÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ SOLÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ PTSÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Pts%
1. HersheyÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 4ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1.00
2. SpringfieldÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 4ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1.00
3. ProvidenceÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 3ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .750
4. HartfordÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 3ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 4ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .667
5. CharlotteÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .500
6. PENGUINSÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .500
7. BridgeportÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 3ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .333
8. Lehigh ValleyÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .000
TEAM LEADERS
SKATERSÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ GPÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ GÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ AÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ PTS
Valtteri Puustinen*ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2
Juuso RiikolaÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2
Félix RobertÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1
Niclas AlmariÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 2ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1
Chris BigrasÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1
GOALIESÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ GPÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ W-L-OTÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ GAAÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ SV%ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Shutouts
Filip Lindberg*ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1-0-0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1.00ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .968ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0
Tommy Nappier*ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 1ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0-1-0ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 3.07ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ .903ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 0
* = rookie
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATEÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ OPPONENTÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ LOCATIONÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ TIMEÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ
Fri, Oct. 22ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ HartfordÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Mohegan Sun ArenaÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 7:05 p.m.
Sun, Oct. 24ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Lehigh ValleyÃÂ ÃÂ PPL CenterÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 3:05 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Sun, Oct. 17ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ (D) Pierre-Olivier JosephÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Assigned from PIT
Mon, Oct. 18ÃÂ ÃÂ (G) Alex D'OrioÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Assigned by PIT to WHL
Mon, Oct. 18ÃÂ ÃÂ (D) Chris OrtizÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Reassigned to WHL
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- Bears Weekly #1: Club Opens Season with Pair of Wins - Hershey Bears
- Crunch Open 28th Season with a Split - Syracuse Crunch
- AHL Announces Additions to Front Office Staff - AHL
- Bears Announce Roster Moves, Send Three to South Carolina - Hershey Bears
- Grand Rapids Signs Toledo's Josh Dickinson to PTO - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Panthers Assign Matt Keirsted to Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
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