AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Weekly: Penguins Knotted up in Intense Series with Bears, 2-2

May 10, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Weekly Rewind

Wednesday, May 4 - Penguins 4 at Hershey 0

Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Final was all Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, as Daniel Sprong scored twice - including a goal 45 seconds into the contest - and Casey DeSmith posted 33 saves for his first career Calder Cup Playoffs shutout.

Friday, May 6 - Penguins 0 at Hershey 2

Hershey responded to the Game 1 loss by putting forth a shutout performance of its own. The Bears scored the only two goals of the game less than three minutes apart in the first period, and Justin Peters stopped all 27 shots faced.

Saturday, May 7 - Penguins 2 vs. Hershey 5

The Penguins returned to home ice only to be downed by the Bears, 5-2. Niclas Andersén scored his first ever Calder Cup Playoffs goal, and Jake Guentzel had two points (1G-1A).

Monday, May 9 - Penguins 2 vs. Hershey 1 (OT)

For the fourth time this postseason, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton went to overtime. And for the fourth time in a row, the Penguins came out on top. All three of the game's goals came on the power play, but Kael Mouillierat's tally stood as the OT game-winner as the Pens knotted the series, 2-2.

The Week Ahead

Penguins vs. Hershey

Game 5 - Wednesday, May 11 at Giant Center

Game 6 - Friday, May 6 at Mohegan Sun Arena

Game 7 - Saturday, May 7 at Giant Center+

The series returns to Giant Center for Game 5 after two physical tilts in Wilkes-Barre. Game 6 at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza is a certainty, and the contest will be an Eyewitness News Fan Friday with lower bowl seating available for $14.

+ = If necessary

Ice Chips

- Including regular season and playoffs, the last 21 games between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Hershey have been won by the team that scores first.

- Jake Guentzel leads all forwards in the Calder Cup Playoffs with 10 points (4G-6A).

- Daniel Sprong leads all rookies this postseason with five goals and is in a three-way tie for most goals overall with Lake Erie's Josh Anderson and San Diego's Nick Ritchie.

- Casey DeSmith went 105:08 of game time between goals allowed going back to the first round against the Providence Bruins.

- The Pens are 5-0 all-time in playoff OT at home vs. Hershey.

- Game 1 was Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's first regulation playoff win at Giant Center in history and second win overall.

- Games 1 and 2 marked the second time in Penguins history that they and their series opponent traded shutouts in consecutive games. The only other instance came against the Charlotte Checkers in the 2011 East Division Final.

- The last two best-of-seven series that the Bears participated in, they led the series 2-1 and went on to lose in six games.

- Hershey's Chris Bourque was held pointless for three postseason games in a row for the fifth time in his career. Three of those streaks came against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS GP G A PTS

Jake Guentzel* 7 4 6 10

Carter Rowney 7 2 5 7

Daniel Sprong* 7 5 1 6

Tom Kostopoulos 7 3 3 6

three players tied 5

GOALIES GP W-L GAA Sv% Shutouts

Tristan Jarry* 2 1-0 0.78 0.964 0

Casey DeSmith* 6 4-2 2.52 0.923 1

* = rookie

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Wed, May 11 Hershey Giant Center 7:00 p.m.

Fri, May 13 Hershey Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sun, May 15+ Hershey Giant Center 5:00 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Tue, May 3 DEL (LW) Tom Sestito Recalled by PIT

Tue, May 3 DEL (D) Steve Oleksy Recalled by PIT

Thu, May 5 ADD (D) Steve Oleksy Reassigned by PIT

Sun, May 8 ADD (LW) Tom Sestito Recalled by PIT

Check out the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Statistics



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