PENGUINS FALL IN OVERTIME TO THUNDERBIRDS, 2-1
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins dropped a 2-1 contest in overtime against the Springfield Thunderbirds on Saturday night at MassMutual Center.
Late in the first period, Penguins forward Jean-Sébastien Dea tipped in a shot from Reid McNeill and gave his team a 1-0 lead with 1:47 left in the opening frame.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton proceeded to throw a barrage of pucks at Springfield goalie Mike McKenna, but its 16-4 shot advantage in the second period wasn’t enough to expand on the 1-0 score.
The Thunderbirds’ Paul Thompson tied the game, 1-1, at 10:25 of the third period on the team’s fourth power play of the night.
Knotted up at one goal apiece, sudden death overtime was necessary to determine a winner. One minute and 30 seconds into the extra frame, Chase Balisy scored on breakaway, giving Springfield the 2-1 win.
Tristan Jarry made 23 saves on 25 shots while manning the crease for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. McKenna stifled the Penguins on 27 of 28 shots faced.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 30, when they take on the Syracuse Crunch at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza with an afternoon 3:05 p.m. start time. Sunday’s contest against Syracuse is also a Kids Get in Free game, during which any child age 14 and under can attend the game free of charge with the paid purchase of an adult ticket.
Individual tickets for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton home games can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza box office, through Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.
Season ticket packages for the 2016-17 season of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey, including full season, 22-game, 12-game and Flexbook plans, are available by contacting the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.
