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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Weekly

April 14, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Weekly Rewind

Wed., Apr. 8 - Penguins 3 at LEHIGH VALLEY 0

Matt Murray stopped 30 shots to record his 12th shutout of the season as W/B-Scranton beat Lehigh Valley 3-0. Tom Kuhnhackl gathered two goals in the contest, while Kasperi Kapanen posted a goal and an assist in his Penguins debut.

Sat., Apr. 11 - Penguins 5 at PORTLAND 2

Tom Kuhnhackl, Carter Rowney and Dominik Uher each collected a goal and an assist as the Penguins defeated the Pirates, 5-2. Matt Murray stopped 40-of-42 shots - a career best in regulation time for the rookie netminder.

Sun., Apr. 10 - Penguins 3 at PORTLAND 1

Andrew Ebbett picked up a shorthanded goal and an assist as W/B-Scranton swept their season series against Portland with a 3-1 win. Scott Wilson notched his team-leading seventh game-winning goal and Jeff Zatkoff made 29-of-30 saves.

The Week Ahead

Fri., Apr. 17 - PENGUINS vs. Albany

Albany (34-28-5-6) is currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, six points out of a playoff berth. Paul Thompson ranks second in the league with 33 goals and third in power play goals with 13.

Sat., Apr. 18 - PENGUINS vs. Norfolk

Norfolk (26-38-6-4) concludes its tenure in the AHL with its season finale on Saturday versus the Penguins as the team moves to the ECHL for the 2015-16 season. W-B/Scranton has an all-time record of 73-53-3-7-1 versus the Admirals.

Sun., Apr. 19 - Penguins at LEHIGH VALLEY

Lehigh Valley (32-32-7-1) faces the Penguins for the 12th and final time this season. Matt Murray has posted shutouts in three of his last four starts versus the Phantoms.

Ice Chips

- In the past week, goaltender Matt Murray has been named to the AHL's All-Rookie and First All-Star Teams and selected the recipient of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as the league's outstanding rookie.

- Murray leads the AHL in goals against average (1.51), save percentage (.943) and shutouts (12) and is 14-1-1 in his last 16 starts.

- Scoring in his W-B/Scranton debut on Wednesday at Lehigh Valley, Kasperi Kapanen became the youngest player in franchise history to net a goal (18 yr., 8 mo., 17 days).

- The line of Tom Kuhnhackl (3G-5A), Dominik Uher (4G-3A) and Carter Rowney (2G-3A) has compiled 20 points over the six games played thus far in April.

- The Penguins' 13 consecutive trips to the Calder Cup Playoffs is the longest active streak in the AHL.

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