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March 15, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Penguins Weekly Rewind

Wednesday, Mar. 9 - PENGUINS 2 vs. Cleveland 3 (OT)

The Penguins jumped out to a 2-0 lead with first-period goals from Kasper Björkqvist and Drew O'Connor, but the Monsters rallied with a pair of power-play goals in the second. Cleveland captain Dillion Simpson ultimately won the game in OT.

Saturday, Mar. 12 - PENGUINS 6 vs. Laval 2

Sam Poulin's first career hat trick helped lead Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton to victory on its annual Star Wars Night. Other multi-point performers for the Penguins included Félix Robert (1G-1A), Anthony Angello (2A) and Juuso Riikola (2A), while Louis Domingue made 37 saves in his return from injury.

Sunday, Mar. 13 - PENGUINS 4 vs. Hartford 2

Drew O'Connor and Alex Nylander led the Penguins' offense to a key win over a division foe. After a quiet first period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rattled off three-straight goals. Hartford made things interesting with a pair of extra-attacker goals late, but the Penguins had built enough cushion to secure the win.

The Week Ahead

Friday, Mar. 18 - PENGUINS vs. Syracuse

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Syracuse square off for the second time this season. In their only previous meeting, Feb. 27, the Penguins won in overtime, 4-3. Since then, Alex Barré-Boulet has 10 points (5G-5A) in seven games.

Saturday, Mar. 19 - PENGUINS vs. Utica

For the Penguins' annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration, they will host one of the toughest opponents on their schedule: the Eastern Conference-leading Utica Comets. Utica has an overall record of 34-12-6-0 and is 6-3-1-0 in its last 10 games. Since 2015-16, 11 of the last 13 games between the Penguins and Comets have been decided by one goal, with seven of those contests requiring overtime.

Ice Chips

- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 4-0-1-1 in its last six home games.

- Drew O'Connor has 12 points (5G-7A) in his last nine games.

- Saturday marked Alex Nylander's 300th game as a pro.

- With an assist on Sunday, Mitch Reinke earned the 100th point of his AHL career.

- Jamie Devane's next game will be his 400th as a pro.

- The Pittsburgh Penguins signed undrafted free agent Corey Andonovski on Thursday, and he will join Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an ATO. Andonovski led Princeton University in goals (10), assists (12) and points (22) this season.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pts%

1. Springfield 55 30 17 5 2 69 .627

2. Providence 51 28 17 3 3 62 .608

3. Hartford 52 27 18 5 2 61 .587

4. Charlotte 57 31 22 4 0 66 .579

5. Hershey 57 29 21 4 3 65 .570

6. PENGUINS 56 25 23 4 4 58 .518

7. Bridgeport 57 23 25 5 4 55 .482

8. Lehigh Valley 55 20 25 7 3 50 .455

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS GP G A PTS

Valtteri Puustinen 54 17 17 34

Alex Nylander 49 18 13 31

Pierre-Olivier Joseph^ 42 9 21 30

Félix Robert 49 13 13 26

Sam Poulin 52 10 16 26

GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Shutouts

Louis Domingue 12 5-4-2 2.57 .923 0

Filip Lindberg* 7 4-2-0 2.76 .915 0

Alex D'Oriox 21 7-9-4 2.91 .894 1

Tommy Nappier* 17 8-7-2 3.05 .891 0

* = rookie

^ = currently with Pittsburgh

x = reassigned to Wheeling

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Fri, Mar. 18 Syracuse Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sat, Mar. 19 Utica Mohegan Sun Arena 6:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Thu, Mar. 10 (G) Alex D'Orio Reassigned by PIT to WHL

Thu, Mar. 10 (RW) Corey Andonovski Signed to ATO

Fri, Mar. 11 (D) Pierre-Olivier Joseph Reassigned from PIT

Sat, Mar. 12 (C) Radim Zohorna Recalled to PIT

Sat, Mar. 12 (RW) Valtteri Puusitnen Reassigned from PIT

PENGUINS WEEKLY - Individual game tickets as well as season-ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are on sale now. Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.

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