WILKES-BARRE, Pa.ย โ The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins narrowly lost to the Bridgeport Islanders, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
All three of the gameโs goals were contained in the first period. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-21-2-5) came close to tying the game at different points in all three frames, but ended up dropping a pivotal decision to its division foe.
How Did the Penguins Lose?
Bridgeport wasted no time getting on the board, scoring 39 seconds into the game. Chris Terry received a backdoor pass and slipped it past Tommy Nappier for the dayโs first goal.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton responded with a power-play goal by Alex Nylander. Nylanderโs team-leading 21st tally of the season arrived at 5:55 of the first period, as he walked out from below the goal line and tucked the puck through Jakub ล karekโs equipment.
Ruslan Iskhakov put the Islanders back ahead at 8:27, depositing a rebound while the two teams were skating at four-on-four.
The Penguins appeared to pull even, 2-2, when Mitch Reinke unloaded a slap shot to back of the net midway through the opening frame. However, the referee was quick to wave off the tally, deeming that there was contact with ล karek prior to the puck going in.
Neither team could muster any offense through the rest of regulation. Bridgeport survived a late surge from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and scurried away with the win.
Nappier recorded 27 saves while making his first start of the season for the Penguins, while ล karek posted 30 stops for the Isles.
Don’t Miss the Next Penguins Game!
Wilkes-Barre/Scrantonโs next game is back on home ice Wednesday, Feb. 22 against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Game time for the Penguins and Phantoms is 7:05 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.
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