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Weekly: Penguins Reclaim First Place in the Eastern

November 29, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release

Penguins reclaim first place in the Eastern Conference to close first quarter Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-4-2-0) gets back on top with first shutout of the season

Weekly Rewind Wednesday, Nov. 23 - PENGUINS 0 at Hershey 4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton couldn't conjure the same comeback magic it found in its previous two trips to Giant Center and suffered its fourth regulation loss of the season. The Bears racked up the fewest shots on goal against the Penguins any opponent this season (18). Danny Kristo made his Wilkes-Barre/Scranton debut.

Friday, Nov. 25 - PENGUINS 2 at Bridgeport 3 (OT) The Penguins bounced back from their Wednesday loss to earn a point at Webster Bank Arena. Jarrett Burton scored his first goal of the season, and Josh Archibald tied the game to send the contest to overtime with a tally at 16:36 of the third period.

Saturday, Nov. 26 - PENGUINS 1 vs. Bridgeport 0 Tristan Jarry stopped all 24 shots he faced for the Penguins' first shutout on the season. After two periods of scoreless hockey, Jean-SÃ©bastien Dea earned a power play goal at 4:30 of the third period. Dea's sixth of the season stood as the game-winner.

The Week Ahead Saturday, Dec. 3 - PENGUINS at St. John's The Penguins pack their bags and travel up to Newfoundland to take on the St. John's IceCaps, who are 3-1-0-0 in their last four home games. Last year, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton swept the four-game season series and have won nine-straight regular season contests with St. John's.

Sunday, Dec. 4 - PENGUINS at St. John's The Pens and IceCaps square off for the second-straight afternoon. Sunday will also be Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's last regular season game at St. John's, as the IceCaps are slated to relocate to Laval, QuÃ©bec in 2017-18. Ice Chips - This is the third-consecutive season that Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton has reached the quarter mark of the season (19 games played) leading its division, and second-straight season that its finished the first quarter atop the Eastern Conference. - The Penguins have allowed the fewest goals per game (1.95) of any team this year.

- Cameron Gaunce leads all AHL defensemen with a +13 rating.

- Rookie Casey DeSmith's .938 save percentage and 1.65 goals against average both rank second among all AHL goaltenders.

- Tristan Jarry's shutout on Saturday was the sixth of his career, moving him into sole possession of seventh place among Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's all-time shutout leaders.

- Chad Ruhwedel is one point away from 100 in his AHL career.

DIVISION STANDINGS TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pt% 1. PENGUINS 19 13 4 2 0 28 .737 2. Lehigh Valley 18 12 5 1 0 25 .694 3. Hershey 19 11 4 3 1 26 .684 4. Bridgeport 18 12 6 0 0 24 .667 5. Providence 19 7 6 3 3 20 .526 6. Springfield 18 7 7 2 2 18 .500 7. Hartford 19 6 10 3 0 15 .395

TEAM LEADERS SKATERS GP G A PTS Jake Guentzel*^ 16 7 10 17 Oskar Sundqvist 17 6 9 15 Carter Rowney 18 5 8 13 Tom Kostopoulos 19 6 6 12 Garrett Wilson 19 3 7 10

GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA Sv% Shutouts Casey DeSmith* 6 5-0-1 1.65 0.938 0 Tristan Jarry 13 8-4-1 1.99 0.926 1

* = rookie ^ = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Sat, Dec. 3 St. John's Mile One Centre 2:30 p.m. Sun, Dec. 4 St. John's Mile One Centre 2:30 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS Mon, Nov. 28 (D) Derrick Pouliot Recalled from condition. loan by PIT

Tue, Nov. 22 (D) Derrick Pouliot Conditioning loan from PIT Mon, Nov. 21 (C) Jake Guentzel Recalled from loan by PIT PRACTICE SCHEDULE DATE

LOCATION TIME

Wed, Nov. 30 Practice Toyota SportsPlex 10:00 a.m. Thu, Dec. 1 DAY OFF Fri, Dec. 2 Practice Mile One Centre 12:30 p.m. Sat, Dec. 3 Pre-game Mile One Centre 8:45 a.m.

Game Mile One Centre 2:30 p.m. Sun, Dec. 4 Pre-game Mile One Centre 8:45 a.m.

Game Mile One Centre 2:30 p.m.

Mon, Dec. 5 DAY OFF Tue, Dec. 6 DAY OFF

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