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Petersen and Sivek Score Two Goals Each in 4-3 Win over Hershey

March 9, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (Saturday, March 8, 2003) - Michal Sivek and Toby Petersen scored two goals each to lead the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Hershey Bears before a crowd of 8,345 at the First Union Arena at Casey Plaza.

The Penguins took a 1-0 lead when Sivek scored his eighth goal of the season at 9:37. A couple of minutes later, Petersen scored his team-leading 23rd goal at 13:33 to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead.

Late in the second period, Petersen scored his second goal of the game and 24th of the season at 14:08 to give the Penguins' a commanding 3-0 lead. Late in the second period, the Bears finally got on the scoreboard as Steve Brule scored his 11th goal at 17:28 to make it a 3-1 game.

The Penguins increased their lead to 4-1 early in the third period when Sivek scored his second goal of the night at 4:30. The Bears rallied and made it interesting as Brian Willsie scored his 29th goal of the season at 4:45 and Brule notched his second goal of the game and 12th of the season at 15:54 to close within a goal.

Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 30 saves to improve his record to 2-1, while Peter Budaj stopped 21 of 25 shots in a losing effort.

With the win, the Penguins improved to 28-26-5-5 (68 points), while Hershey fell to 30-22-11-2. The Penguins now trail the second-place Bears by five points in the South Division standings. The two teams meet next Saturday in Hershey.

The Penguins continue their three-game homestand on Monday as they host the Syracuse Crunch at 7:05 p.m. Plenty of tickets are still available for the game.

GAME NOTES

Center Shane Endicott (healthy scratch) was the lone scratch for the Penguins ...C Milan Kraft had his 11-game point streak end ... C Toby Petersen has four goals in the last two games ... RW Alexandre Daigle recorded two assists tonight ... Daigle has three assists in the last two games and 16 points (3+13) in the last 15 games ... He has recorded at least a point in 13 of the last 15 games ... RW Jason MacDonald returned to the lineup after missing the last 13 games (shoulder surgery) and recorded one assist.

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