Sports stats



AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

RECAP: Power Play Propells Penguins Past IceCaps, 6-2

December 3, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins power play unit produced a season-high three goals on the man advantage on Saturday afternoon and propelled the team to a 6-2 win over the St. John's IceCaps at Mile One Centre.

The win raised the Pens' record to 14-4-2-0 (30 points) on the season and kept the club in first place in the Atlantic Division, while the IceCaps saw their record even out at 11-11-1-0 (23 points).

After failing to score on their first man advantage of the game, the Penguins rattled off power play goals on their next three chances, and ended up scoring on half of their opportunities on the afternoon.

Danny Kristo opened the scoring at 18:08 of the first period with a point blast that beat Charlie Lindgren, giving Kristo his first goal in a Wilkes-Barre/Scranton uniform.

Penalties on Mark MacMillan (tripping) and Jacob de la Rose (goaltender interference) came just 34 seconds apart, giving the Penguins an extended two-man advantage early in the second period. The visitors took advantage of both chances, as Kevin Porter scored with 18 seconds left in the five-on-three, and Dominik Simon tallied 19 seconds later to make it a 3-0 game 6:07 into the middle period.

Chris Terry beat Tristan Jarry at 14:33 of the second period, ending the Pens' netminder's shutout streak at 95:28 dating back to November 23.

Jean-Sébastien Dea redirected a Simon shot past Lindgren with 42 seconds remaining in the second period to reestablish the three-goal lead for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Tim Erixon and Josh Archibald sandwiched third period goals around Daniel Audette's second of the season to complete the day's scoring.

Jarry made 31 saves on the afternoon to raise his personal record to 9-4-1, while Lindgren stopped 21 of 27 attempts and fell to 9-6-0.

The two teams will face off again on Sunday afternoon at Mile One Centre at 2:30 p.m.

The Penguins' next home game Friday, Dec. 9, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza when they take on their archrival, the Hershey Bears. Friday's game is also the team's first Eyewitness News Fan Friday of the season, with lower bowl seating available for just $14 and domestic draught beers available for just $2 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Individual game tickets for tomorrow night's game and all Penguins home games, are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, online at TicketMaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.

Season ticket packages for the 2016-17 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey, including full season, 22-game, 12-game and Flexbook plans, are available by contacting the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.

GAME NOTES: Porter (1G-2A) and Tom Kostopoulos (0G-3A) each recorded three points, while Archibald and Simon each picked up a goal and an assist... The win was the Penguins' sixth regular season victory in a row in St. John's. The team's last regulation loss in Newfoundland came on Dec. 6, 2013 in a 5-0 defeat. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has won 10-straight regular season games overall against St. John's... Kristo's goal was his first of the season, and snapped an 11-game scoreless streak dating back to Apr. 16 of last season... Erixon's goal was his first since Mar. 13 of last season.

Check out the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Statistics



American Hockey League Stories from December 3, 2016


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.

Other Recent Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central