AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Weekly: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton the First AHL Team to Reach 30

Published on January 24, 2017 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Wilkes-Barre/Scranton the first AHL team to reach 30 wins

Penguins (30-9-3-0) get set to face a series of North Division foes

Weekly Rewind

Wednesday, Jan. 18 - PENGUINS 5 at Hershey 3

The Penguins downed their rivals at Giant Center thanks to a game-winning goal with exactly two minutes left in regulation by Carter Rowney. The win made the season series 6-2-0-0 in favor of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Friday, Jan. 20 - PENGUINS 3 at Lehigh Valley 5

Despite climbing back from a two-goal deficit in the third period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton fell short of a comeback victory against the Phantoms at PPL Center. Rowney tallied an assist to keep his point streak alive at five games.

Saturday, Jan. 21 - PENGUINS 5 vs. Hershey 1

For the first time in two weeks, the Penguins returned home to Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. They beat the Bears in convincing fashion and saw multi-point performances from Ryan Haggerty, J.S. Dea, Tom Kostopoulos and Dominik Simon.

The Week Ahead

Wednesday, Jan. 25 - PENGUINS vs. Syracuse

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton faces Syracuse for the third time this month and fifth time this season. The Penguins hold the edge in the season series at 3-1-0-0, but lost the last meeting on Jan. 16 by a score of 4-1.

Friday, Jan. 27 - PENGUINS at Utica

The Pens take on the Comets for the first time this season. Last year, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton swept the season series with two wins. Utica currently sits fourth in the North Division.

Saturday, Jan. 28 - PENGUINS at Binghamton

In the second of back-to-back games, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will take on the Senators in their fifth meeting of the season. The Pens have won three of four against the Sens, the most recent on Jan. 7, 5-4, on the back of two goals by Danny Kristo.

Ice Chips

- The Penguins became the first AHL team to 30 wins on the year after beating Hershey, 5-1, on Jan. 21.

- Carter Rowney's four-game goal-streak achieved on Jan. 18 at Hershey was the longest of his professional career.

- Carter Rowney has at least one point in all six of his games since returning from injury and posted eight points (5G-3A) in that time.

- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 9-2-0-0 so far in the month of January and undefeated at home (4-0-0-0).

- Jean-Sébastien Dea is in the midst of a three-game point streak, during which he's recorded two goals and three assists.

- Tom Kostopoulos is two points away from reaching 500 career AHL points.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pt%

1. PENGUINS 42 30 9 3 0 63 .750

2. Lehigh Valley 40 27 11 2 0 56 .700

3. Providence 42 24 11 4 3 55 .655

4. Bridgeport 39 22 15 1 1 46 .590

5. Hershey 41 19 13 7 2 47 .573

6. Springfield 40 15 17 6 2 38 .475

7. Hartford 42 15 23 3 1 34 .405

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS GP G A PTS

Jake Guentzel*^ 33 21 21 42

Oskar Sundqvist 39 14 19 33

Tom Kostopoulos 42 13 18 31

David Warsofsky 27 8 21 29

Garrett Wilson 42 10 15 25

GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Shutouts

Tristan Jarry 25 17-7-1 2.24 .918 1

Casey DeSmith* 16 12-2-2 2.28 .912 0

* rookie

^ currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Wed, Jan. 25 Syracuse Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Fri, Jan. 27 Utica Utica Memorial Aud. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 28 Binghamton Veterans Memorial Arena 7:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Tue, Jan. 17 (D) Cameron Gaunce Recalled by PIT

Fri, Jan. 20 (D) Michael Webster Recalled from WHL

Sat, Jan. 21 (D) Michael Webster Reassigned to WHL

Sun, Jan. 22 (D) Michael Webster Recalled from WHL

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

DATE LOCATION TIME

Wed, Jan. 25 Pre-game Mohegan Sun Arena 10:00 a.m.

GAME Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.

Thu, Jan. 26 Practice Toyota SportsPlex 11:30 a.m.

Fri, Jan. 27 Pre-game Utica Memorial Aud. 11:15 a.m.

GAME Utica Memorial Aud. 7:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 28 Pre-game Veterans Memorial Arena 11:15 a.m.

GAME Veterans Memorial Arena 7:05 p.m.

Sun, Jan. 29 ALL-STAR BREAK

Mon, Jan. 30 ALL-STAR BREAK

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