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Penguins and Bears Set For First-Round Battle
Eastern Conference Quarterfinal begins Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
FRIDAY, APRIL 13: PENGUINS 1, Senators 3…
Robin Lehner was stellar in net for the Senators as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fell to Binghamton, 3-1, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
Ryan Craig opened the scoring with a power play goal at 7:11 of the first period, but the Senators would go on to score the next three markers for just their third win in ten games against the Penguins.
Pat Cannone (1g-1a), David Dziurzynski (1g-1a) and Andre Petersson (2a) all had multi-point games despite being limited to 17 shots by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defense.
SATURDAY, APRIL 14: PENGUINS 3, Sound Tigers 2…
Mark Halmo scored 22 seconds into the game for Bridgeport, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton went on to tally the next three as the Penguins pulled out a 3-2 win in their regular season home finale.
Steve MacIntyre knotted the contest at 2:53 of the first with his first goal of season and Colin McDonald put the Penguins ahead with a power play tally –his 14th overall this year – late in the frame. Jason Williams notched the game-winner 66 seconds into the third period.
Brad Thiessen stopped 22 shots for his 23rd win of the season.
SUNDAY, APRIL 15: Penguins 2, SOUND TIGERS 3…
For the third game in a row, the team that registered the game’s first goal did not come away with the victory as Bridgeport rallied for a 3-2 win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the regular season finale for both teams.
The Penguins went ahead three minutes into the second period on Brandon DeFazio’s 11th of season. Bryan Lerg would tie things up at 4:45 of the third after Bridgeport had taken a 2-1 edge.
Rhett Rakhshani’s goal on the man-advantage with 6:25 left was the deciding goal in the win for the Sound Tigers. Scott Munroe took the loss against his former team, having made 25 saves on 28 shots.
PENGUINS TEAM LEADERS as of 4/16/12…
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Street | 71 | 27 | 30 | 57 | ||||
| Bryan Lerg | 70 | 27 | 26 | 53 | ||||
| Colin McDonald | 68 | 14 | 35 | 49 | ||||
| Geoff Walker | 68 | 18 | 26 | 44 | ||||
| Jason Williams | 59 | 13 | 29 | 41 |
| PLAYER | GP | REC | SO | GAA | SV% | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Thiessen | 41 | 23-15-2 | 2 | 2.82 | .887 | |||||
| Scott Munroe | 38 | 19-10-3 | 5 | 2.52 | .907 |
ICE CHIPS…
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were fifth in the entire AHL with a record of 44-25-2-5…Wilkes-Barre/Scranton finished with the fifth-best winning percentage when scoring first at .782 (29-7-1-2)…The Penguins were 24-8-1-3 against non-division opponents this season…W-B/Scranton led the league in shots allowed at 26.1 per game….The Penguins had the second-highest win total (26) and winning percentage (.724) on the road this season…Joey Mormina was tied for first among defensemen with two shorthanded goals…Simon Despres was tied for the lead among blueliners with four game-winning goals.
FINAL EAST DIVISION STANDINGS as of 4/16/12…
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | x Norfolk Admirals | 76 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 113 | ||||||
| 2. | PENGUINS | 76 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 95 | ||||||
| 3. | Hershey Bears | 76 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 88 | ||||||
| 4. | Syracuse Crunch | 76 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 84 | ||||||
| 5. | Binghamton Senators | 76 | 29 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 65 |
PENGUINS RECENT TRANSACTIONS…
| 04/12/2012 | Andrew Hotham | D | ADD | Recalled from loan to Wheeling (ECHL) | ||||
| 04/12/2012 | Chris Barton | LW | ADD | Recalled from loan to Wheeling (ECHL) | ||||
| 04/12/2012 | Cody Chupp | C | ADD | Recalled from loan to Wheeling (ECHL) | ||||
| 04/12/2012 | Patrick Killeen | G | ADD | Reassigned by Pittsburgh (NHL) from Wheeling (ECHL) | ||||
| 04/12/2012 | Peter Merth | D | ADD | Signed to PTO | ||||
| 04/12/2012 | Ryan Schnell | LW | ADD | Recalled from loan to Wheeling (ECHL) | ||||
| 04/10/2012 | Adam Payerl | C | ADD | Signed to ATO | ||||
| 04/092/2012 | Steve MacIntyre | LW | ADD | Returned on loan from Pittsburgh (NHL) |
UPCOMING GAMES
GAME 1 – FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 7:05 PM: PENGUINS vs. Bears
GAME 2 – SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 7:05 PM: PENGUINS vs. Bears…
The Penguins and Bears renew their rivalry in the best-of-five Eastern Conference Quarterfinal. This will be the sixth postseason meeting between the two teams with Hershey holding the 3-2 series edge all-time.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was 7-3-0-2 this season versus Hershey and 3-2-0-1 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Bryan Lerg and Ben Street paced the Penguins offence against the Bears as both players recorded three goals and eight assists for 11 points. Ryan Potulny (6g-6a) and Chris Bourque (2g-10a) were the high scorers in the season series with 12 points each.
The Penguins are now 66-55-4-6-5 (W-L-T-OTL-SOL) in the all-time series against the Bears.
UPCOMING EVENTS/PROMOTIONS…
Tickets for all upcoming Penguins home games are available at the PennStar Box Office at Mohegan Sun Arena, through any Ticketmaster outlet, or online at ticketmaster.com. Tickets can be purchased via phone by calling 1-800-745-3000. Additionally, full and partial season ticket plans for the 2011-12 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Hockey are on sale, and available by calling 570-208-PENS (7367).
BROADCAST INFO…
All Penguins playoff games can be heard live on the home for Penguins hockey, 102.3 The Mountain, and online at www.wbspenguins.com. Games may also be viewed online at www.ahllive.com. AHL Live, owered by NeuLion, is the official video provider of the American Hockey League.
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