PENGUINS SUFFER NARROW, 3-2 LOSS TO WOLF PACK

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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost to the Hartford Wolf Pack, 3-2, on Sunday night at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.

For the second-straight game, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (0-1-1-0) reached 40 shots on goal, but did not secure its first win of the 2026-27 season. The two Penguins goals came both early and late in the contest, leading to a feverish finish.

Jake Livanavage gave the Penguins the lead 89 seconds into the game with his first AHL goal. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton proceeded to out-bid Hartford 13-6 in the first period, but never pushed its lead past 1-0.

Hartford tied things up on a power-play goal by Marc Del Gaizo early in the middle frame. Taylor Raddysh put the Wolf Pack ahead, 2-1, with a one-time blast from the left hashmark at 14:44 of the second period.

The 2-1 score persisted until late in regulation. Hartford extended its lead to two with another man-advantage marker. This time, Nathan Aspinall tucked in a rebound at 17:23 for his first AHL tally.

Undeterred, the Penguins scored a power-play, extra-attacker goal to revive the crowd and pull back within one. Avery Hayes chopped a loose puck underneath Wolf Pack goalie Callum Tung with 1:14 remaining, his first goal of the season.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was awarded another power play, creating another six-on-four situation for the last half-minute of action. During that time, the Penguins came close to tying, but failed to solve Tung for the equalizer.

Tung finished the night with 38 saves. Penguins netminder Taylor Gauthier logged 20 saves in defeat.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is also against Hartford, as the Wolf Pack host their home opener next Saturday, Oct. 10. Puck drop is set for 6:00 p.m. at PeoplesBank Arena.

The Penguins’ next home game is their first 28/22 News Fan Control Friday of the season on Friday, Oct. 23 against the Belleville Senators. Select draft beers will be on sale for $2 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. courtesy of Coors Light, and there will be postgame player autographs presented by Northeast Music Center. It is also a Kids Free Friday, where children ages 12 and under can enter the game for free with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Game time for the Penguins’ return home will be 7:05 p.m. at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.

Season-ticket packages for the Penguins’ 2026-27 regular season, including Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans, as well as Corporate Partnership opportunities are also available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367. Individual-game tickets can also be purchased at wbspenguins.com, at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza box office or by calling the Penguins’ front office at (570) 208-7367.

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