Penguins Win Sixth In A Row, 3-1
Published on December 27, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release
SYRACUSE, NY - Nathan Smith and Kurtis McLean picked up right Thursday right where they left on on Wednesday, each picking up goals as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins downed the Syracuse Crunch, 3-1, at the War Memorial at Oncenter.
The win - the team's sixth in a row - came 24 hours after the Pens posted a 4-0 shutout against the Crunch on Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre, and upped the Penguins' record to 18-12-0-1 on the season. Syracuse, meanwhile, dropped their fourth game against the Penguins this year and fell to 15-18-1-1 on the season.
Alexander Picard's first period power play goal was the only puck to find its way behind David Brown, who stopped a season-high 38 shots to record his third win.
McLean extended his goal streak to three games with his tally at 17:01 of the first period, and Smith picked up his third goal in the past two games six minutes into the second frame. That goal stretched Smith's scoring streak to six games (4+4=8).
Tim Brent closed out the scoring with his fifth of the season 63 seconds into the third period.
In addition to Smith, Tim Brent also extended his point scoring streak to six games with an assist on McLean's goal. Brent now has 10 points (1+9=10) in that span.
The Penguins return home to host the Binghamton Senators on Saturday night at 7:05, before closing out the calendar year with a 6:05pm contest against the Norfolk Admirals on New Year's Eve.
NOTES: McLean has five goals in his past five games, including three game-winning goals...The Penguins' six-game winning streak is the longest for the team since it won seven in a row from October 13-28, 2006.
American Hockey League Stories from December 27, 2007
- Rampage Turn Up the Heat, defeat Milwaukee 5-3 - San Antonio Rampage
- Admirals Trampled by Rampage 5-3 - Milwaukee Admirals
- Bulldogs Defeat Moose - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Wolves Win In Overtime 4-3 - Rockford IceHogs
- Pirates Sink Monarchs Ship In Overtime - Manchester Monarchs
- Griffins Shut Out by Marlies, 2-0 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Admirals Lose Sixth Straight Game - Norfolk Admirals
- Fists Turn To Goals For Phantoms - Adirondack Phantoms
- Penguins Win Sixth In A Row, 3-1 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Devils Down Sharks in Overtime, 4-3 - Albany Devils
- Bulldogs Beat Moose 3-1 - Manitoba Moose
- Bruins Keep Back River Rats 3-1 - Albany River Rats
- P-Bruins Defeat River Rats 3-1 - Providence Bruins
- Sharks Fight Back for Point, but Fall in Overtime - Worcester Sharks
- University School, Arrowhead advance in RBC Dain Rauscher High School Hockey Showdown - Milwaukee Admirals
- Micflikier And Farynuk Recalled From The Stockton Thunder - Springfield Falcons
- IceHogs Pick Up Daoust For Tonight's Game - Rockford IceHogs
- Admirals and Susan G. Komen for the Cure Announce "Pink in the Rink" on January 12 - Norfolk Admirals
- Monarchs Assign Jarrett To Reading - Manchester Monarchs
- Marlies Recall Goaltender Todd Ford From Columbia - Toronto Marlies
- Columbus Recalls Lindstrom and Murray - Syracuse Crunch
- Moose, Hockey Manitoba welcome Female Atom Hockey Festival to MTS Centre December 29 - Manitoba Moose
- Panthers Recall Stewart For Fifth Time - Rochester Americans
- Wagner Recalled to St. Louis - Peoria Rivermen
- Greiss' Pink Mask goes for $5,000 for charity - Worcester Sharks
- Ryan O'Marra recalled from Stockton Thunder - Springfield Falcons
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
