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Weekly: Penguins Head into Final Weekend After Clinching Playoff Berth

April 12, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Weekly Rewind

Friday, Apr. 8 - PENGUINS 0 vs. Lehigh Valley 4

The Penguins poured on the pressure against the Phantoms, but were ultimately undone by two strong individual efforts from the visitors. Martin Ouellette made 40 saves for his second consecutive shutout, and defenseman Adam Comrie earned his first AHL hat trick.

Saturday, Apr. 9 - PENGUINS 4 at Hershey 3

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton punched its playoff ticket with a big win at Giant Center. Brian Foster got the win in net for the Penguins, making 21 saves on 24 shots. Dominik Simon scored twice, taking the team's goal-scoring lead.

Sunday, Apr. 10 - PENGUINS 3 vs. Hershey 5

The Pens and Bears combined for five goals in the last seven minutes of play, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton couldn't rally for a third time when it was all said and done. Simon scored again, as Will O'Neill had assists on all three Penguins goals.

The Week Ahead

Friday, Apr. 15 - PENGUINS at Lehigh Valley

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton travels to Allentown on Friday night to face off for the twelfth and final regular season contest with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

Saturday, Apr. 16 - PENGUINS vs. Providence

The last regular season home game for the Penguins means it's McDonald's Fan Appreciation Night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, featuring scratch off cards for everyone and our jersey off the back presentation.

Sunday, Apr. 17 - PENGUINS at Hershey

The final game of the season also serves as the final match-up in a tight season series between these two rivals. The Penguins own a narrow 6-5-0-0 season series advantage.

Ice Chips

- With their win on Saturday, the Penguins clinched their 14th-straight playoff appearance, longest active streak in the AHL.

- Will O'Neill's three-assist performance on Sunday established new career highs in assists (41) and points (49) for a single season.

- O'Neill also set Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's franchise record for assists in a season by a defenseman, surpassing John Slaney's 38 helpers in 2000-01.

- Dominik Simon's 25 goals rank second among all AHL rookies, trailing only Providence's Frank Vatrano (33).

- Carter Rowney is currently on a six-game point streak against Hershey, during which he has earned 11 points (6G-5A).

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pt%

1. Hershey 73 41 20 5 7 94 .644

2. PENGUINS 73 42 26 4 1 89 .610

3. Providence 73 38 22 9 4 89 .610

4. Portland 73 40 26 5 2 87 .596

5. Bridgeport 73 39 27 4 3 85 .582

6. Hartford 73 39 31 3 0 81 .555

7. Lehigh Valley 73 33 33 4 3 73 .500

8. Springfield 73 25 40 3 5 58 .397

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS GP G A PTS

Dustin Jeffrey 61 19 44 63

Carter Rowney 71 23 31 54

Tom Kostopoulos 72 19 31 50

Will O'Neill 71 8 41 49

Dominik Simon 65 25 22 47

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

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

Tristan Jarry* 33 17-13-3-0 2.69 0.905 5

Brian Foster 9 3-3-0-1 3.51 0.857 1

* = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Fri, Apr. 15 Lehigh Valley PPL Center 7:05 p.m.

Sat, Apr. 16 Providence Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sun, Apr. 17 Hershey Giant Center 5:00 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Sun, Apr. 10 ADD (LW) Kael Mouillierat Returned from PIT

Sun, Apr. 10 ADD (G) Casey DeSmith Signed to PTO

Sun, Apr. 10 DEL (LW) Tom Sestito Recalled by PIT

Sun, Apr. 10 DEL (G) Tristan Jarry Recalled by PIT

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