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Weekly: Penguins Close to Clinching Playoff Berth

April 5, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Weekly Rewind

Tuesday, Mar. 29 - PENGUINS 4 vs. Springfield 3

It didn't take long for Dustin Jeffrey to offer a warm welcome to his former team, as he put up three points (1G-2A) in his first game against the Springfield Falcons since an NHL trade deadline deal brought him back to the Penguins organization.

Saturday, Apr. 2 - PENGUINS 2 vs. Bridgeport 5

STAR WARS night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza took a turn to the dark side as the Sound Tigers' Adam Quine netted his first AHL hat trick en route to a win on the Penguins' home ice. Dominik Simon scored his 22nd goal of the season, tied for third-most among all AHL rookies.

Sunday, Apr. 3 - PENGUINS 3 vs. Portland 5

Defenseman Niclas Andersén skated in his 500th professional game as the Penguins dropped back-to-back home games for the first time since Feb. 13, 14.

The Week Ahead

Friday, Apr. 8 - PENGUINS vs. Lehigh Valley

The Phantoms visit Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza for the final time this season. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton owns a 6-3-1-1 record against Lehigh Valley, and the Penguins capped off a three-goal third period comeback with a 6-5 OT win in these two clubs' last meeting.

Saturday, Apr. 9 - PENGUINS at Hershey

A big back-to-back, home and home clash between the top two teams in the Atlantic Division kicks off Saturday night at Giant Center, where the Penguins skated to a 6-5 OT victory in their last visit.

Sunday, Apr. 10 - PENGUINS vs. Hershey

The Bears and Penguins go at it once again, this time in a Sunday matinée at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

Ice Chips

- Carter Rowney was named CCM/AHL Player of the Month for March. Rowney put forth seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points in March, including a career high nine-game point streak, his first AHL hat trick on Mar. 6, and signed his first NHL contract on Mar. 9.

- Jake Guentzel became the seventh Penguin this season to score his first AHL goal with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Niclas Andersén, Dominik Simon, Oskar Sundqvist, Clark Seymour, Jarrett Burton, Adam Krause).

- Niclas Andersén is the one of only two players on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's roster to play in 500 pro games. The other is Tom Kostopoulos with 1,241 career games to his name.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pt%

1. Hershey 70 39 19 5 7 90 .643

2. PENGUINS 70 41 24 4 1 87 .621

3. Providence 70 36 21 9 4 85 .607

4. Portland 70 38 25 5 2 83 .593

5. Bridgeport 70 38 25 4 3 83 .593

6. Hartford 70 37 30 3 0 77 .550

7. Lehigh Valley 70 31 32 4 3 69 .493

8. Springfield 70 25 37 3 5 58 .414

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS GP G A PTS

Dustin Jeffrey 58 19 41 60

Carter Rowney 68 21 31 52

Tom Kostopoulos 69 19 29 48

Will O'Neill 68 8 37 45

Dominik Simon 62 22 22 44

Kael Mouillierat 63 17 27 44

GOALIES GP W-L-OT-SO GAA Sv% Shutouts

Matt Murray* 31 20-9-1-0 2.10 0.931 4

Tristan Jarry 32 17-12-3-0 2.64 0.908 5

* = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Fri, Apr. 8 Lehigh Valley Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sat, Apr. 9 Hershey Giant Center 7:00 p.m.

Sun, Apr. 10 Hershey Mohegan Sun Arena 4:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Fri, Apr. 1 ADD (D) Ethan Prow Signed to ATO

Thu, Mar. 31 ADD (G) Brian Foster Recalled from WHL

Thu, Mar. 31 DEL (G) Franky Palazzese Released from PTO

Wed, Mar. 30 DEL (C) Oskar Sundqvist Recalled by PIT

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