PENGUINS WEEKLY – 3/22/22

March 22, 2022 Nick Hart
penguins weekly logo and date 3.22.2022

 

Penguins head north of the border for four-game road trip

PENGUINS WEEKLY – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-24-4-4) takes the Louis Domingue show to the road

 

Penguins Weekly Rewind

Friday, Mar. 18 – PENGUINS 0 vs. Syracuse 1
Louis Domingue and Max Lagacé engaged in a goalie duel, but despite Domingue’s 32 saves, the Crunch earned the edge in a 1-0 game. The deciding goal was a centering pass that bounced off of a Penguin and in at 12:10 of the third period.

Saturday, Mar. 19 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Utica 2
The Penguins toppled the top team in the East by generating three-straight goals. After falling down 1-0 in the first, Sam Poulin and Jordy Bellervie gave the Pens a 2-1 lead going into the third. Filip Hållander added an insurance marker, which proved valuable when Utica scored with 4.7 seconds left.

 

The Week Ahead

Tuesday, Mar. 22 – PENGUINS at Toronto
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s first game in Canada this season is the first matchup of a back-to-back set against Toronto. The Penguins won both of their home games against the Marlies with Alex Nylander notching four goals and five points.

Wednesday, Mar. 23 – PENGUINS at Toronto
The Penguins play their second of two games at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 10-8-1-1 in the second game of back-to-backs this season.

Friday, Mar. 25 – PENGUINS at Belleville
The Penguins look to avenge a tight, 2-1 loss to the Senators back in February. This will be Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s first visit to Belleville since Jan. 12, 2018, when Ryan Haggerty potted a hat trick in a 6-2 victory.

Saturday, Mar. 26 – PENGUINS at Laval
Saturday marks the Penguins’ second-ever visit to Place Bell. The last time the team was there was Jan. 13, 2018, when Andrey Pedan led the team to a 4-3 win with a hat trick.

 

Ice Chips

– Louis Domingue has started each of the Penguins’ four games since he returned from injury. In those four games, he is 3-1-0 with a 1.76 goals against average and .948 save percentage.

– Drew O’Connor has 13 points (5G-8A) in his last 11 games.

– Filip Hållander’s goal on Saturday was his 100th point as a pro.

– The Penguins road penalty kill ranks fifth in the league (84.5%).

– On Monday, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton signed Penn State defenseman Clayton Phillips to an ATO. Phillips was drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round (93rd) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

 

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM                      GP       W         L       OTL     SOL     PTS     Pts%

1. Springfield         58       32        19         5          2        71       .612

2. Providence        54       28        17         3          6        65       .602

3. Charlotte            60       34        22        4           0        72       .600

4. Hartford             55       28        20         5          2        63      .573

5. Hershey              60       29        23         5          3        66       .550

6. PENGUINS         58       26        24         4          4        60       .517

7. Bridgeport         59       24        25         6          4        58       .492

8. Lehigh Valley     57       22        25         7          3        54       .474

 

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS                         GP        G         A        PTS

Valtteri Puustinen         56        17       17        34

Alex Nylander                51        18       13        31

Pierre-Olivier Joseph^  44         9         20        29

Félix Robert                    50        13        14        27

Sam Poulin*                   54        11        16        27

 

GOALIES                       GP      W-L-OT      GAA       SV%    Shutouts

Louis Domingue          14        6-5-2         2.42       .927           0

Filip Lindberg*              7         4-2-0         2.76        .915           0

Alex D’Oriox                  21        7-9-4         2.91       .894           1

Tommy Nappier*         17        8-7-2         3.05       .891           0

* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh
x = reassigned to Wheeling

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                OPPONENT       LOCATION                                TIME      

Tue, Mar. 22    Toronto             Coca-Cola Coliseum                 7:00 p.m.

Wed, Mar. 23   Toronto             Coca-Cola Coliseum                 7:00 p.m.

Fri, Mar. 25       Belleville           Yardmen Arena                        7:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar. 26      Laval                  Place Bell                                   3:00 p.m.

 

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Mon, Mar. 21   (D) Clayton Phillips                                Signed to ATO

Mon, Mar. 21   (C) Radim Zohorna                     Reassigned from PIT

Tue, Mar. 22    (C) Radim Zohorna                                Recalled to PIT

 

PENGUINS WEEKLY – Individual game tickets as well as season-ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are on sale now. Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.

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