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May 3, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


PENGUINS WEEKLY - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's (35-33-4-4) squares off against its oldest foe in first-round series

Penguins Weekly Rewind

Friday, Apr. 29 - PENGUINS 1 at Syracuse 4

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton finally scored on Max Lagacé, but the Crunch goaltender remains undefeated all-time against the Penguins. Radim Zohorna tied the game, 1-1, early in the second period and snapped Lagacé's shutout streak vs. WBS at 144:42. However, Syracuse rattled off the next three goals to take the win.

Saturday, Apr. 30 - PENGUINS 0 at Lehigh Valley 3

The Penguins were shut-out in their regular season finale at PPL Center. Lehigh Valley came out of the gates hot, scoring 28 seconds into the game. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton quickly settled in after that but failed to solve Felix Sandstrom at any point.

The Week Ahead

Friday, May 6 - GAME 1: PENGUINS vs. Hershey

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton begins its highly anticipated best-of-three playoff series on Friday by hosting the Bears. The Penguins went 16-3-2-1 (.795) in their final 22 home games of the season to qualify for the playoffs, including three-straight home wins over the Bears.

Sunday, May 8 - GAME 2: PENGUINS at Hershey

With the best-of-three format accelerating the urgency of every First-Round series, there will be a chance to advance (or be eliminated) already when the Penguins enter the Bears' den on Sunday evening. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's last playoff game at Giant Center was a Game 7 loss in overtime, 3-2, in 2016.

Monday, May 9 - GAME 3: PENGUINS vs. Hershey

If necessary, the Penguins and Bears will face-off in a decisive third game at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The previous seven playoff series between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Hershey went the distance three times, with the Bears going 2-1 in those decisive games.

Ice Chips

- This will be the eighth time Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Hershey have met in the Calder Cup Playoffs. The Penguins are 3-4 in the previous seven series.

- In the second half of the season, Drew O'Connor led the Penguins with 27 points (9G-18A).

- Juuso Riikola finished the season tied for the seventh-most assists by AHL defensemen (34) and placed 10th among D-men in power-play assists (16).

- Riikola's 34 assists were the most by a Penguins defenseman since 2015-16 (Will O'Neill, 42).

FINAL DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pts%

1. y-Charlotte 72 42 24 5 1 90 .625

2. x-Springfield 76 43 24 6 3 95 .625

3. x-Providence 72 36 23 5 6 83 .576

4. x-PENGUINS 76 35 33 4 4 78 .513

5. x-Hershey 76 34 32 6 4 78 .513

6. x-Bridgeport 72 31 30 7 4 73 .507

7. Hartford 72 32 32 6 2 72 .500

8. Lehigh Valley 76 29 32 10 5 73 .480

x = clinched playoff spot

y = clinched division

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS GP G A PTS

Alex Nylander 67 22 20 42

Valtteri Puustinen 73 20 22 42

Sam Poulin* 72 16 21 37

Juuso Riikola 53 1 34 35

Félix Robert 63 16 18 34

GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Shutouts

Louis Domingue^ 21 10-9-2 2.41 .924 0

Tommy Nappier* 25 13-9-2 2.86 .895 1

Alex D'Orio 22 7-10-4 2.91 .894 1

* = rookie

^ = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE LOCATION TIME

Fri, May 6 Game 1 Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sun, May 8 Game 2 Giant Center 5:00 p.m.

Mon, May 9 Game 3* Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Sat, Apr. 30 (G) Joel Blomqvist Released from ATO

Sat, Apr. 30 (LW) Drew O'Connor Recalled by PIT

Tue, May 3 (D) Clayton Phillips Released from ATO

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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