PENGUINS WEEKLY – 1/14/20
Penguins hit the road for six-game road trip
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (18-15-3-3) square dances down to Texas
Weekly Rewind
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Charlotte 6
Anthony Angello and Adam Johnson both delivered a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, but three unanswered strikes by Charlotte proved to be the difference.
Friday, Jan. 10 – PENGUINS 1 vs. Hershey 2 (SO)
Despite suppressing the Bears’ offense all night, the Penguins lost to Hershey in the sixth round of a shootout. The Pens out-shot the Bears, 30-15, in regulation, and limited Hershey to three shots in the third period.
Saturday, Jan. 11 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Hartford 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton shut-out the East’s top team in front of a raucous home crowd. Kevin Roy’s first goal as a Penguin opened the scoring late in the middle frame, and empty-netters from David Warsofsky and Anthony Angello steered the Penguins to victory. Casey DeSmith made 25 saves.
The Week Ahead
Wednesday, Jan. 15 – PENGUINS at Texas
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton visits the Texas Stars for the first time in franchise history. Back in December, the Stars came to Northeast PA and took a two-game set from the Pens. After starting the year 3-13-0-2, Texas is 14-4-2-0 in its last 20 games.
Friday, Jan. 17 – PENGUINS at Texas
The Penguins and Stars go at it again at H-E-B Center, their final matchup of 2019-20. In their previous two showdowns, the Pens’ power play had success against Texas, going 33.3%.
Saturday, Jan. 18 – PENGUINS at San Antonio
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton takes its road trip rodeo down the road to San Antonio, and will play against a Rampage team that it split two games against in October. San Antonio has allowed four goals or more in each of its last six games.
Ice Chips
– With two goals last week, Anthony Angello now leads the Penguins with 15 tallies on the year.
– Angello’s 15 goals are also tied for third-most among second-year AHLers.
– Angello has 11 points (6G-5A) in his last eight games.
– With his shutout on Saturday, Casey DeSmith moved into sole possession of eighth place among the Penguins’ all-time shutout leaders (6).
– Wednesday will be Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s first road game since Dec. 28 (2-1, W @HER).
DIVISION STANDINGS
* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh
X = no longer in organization
TEAM LEADERS
| SKATERS | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Agozzino^ | 35 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| Sam Miletic | 38 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| Anthony Angello | 39 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Stefan NoesenX | 22 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Adam Johnson | 24 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| GOALIES | GP | W-L-OT | GAA | SV% | Shutouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Tokarski | 12 | 6-3-2 | 1.57 | .939 | 1 |
| Casey DeSmith | 26 | 11-10-2 | 2.91 | .904 | 3 |
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan. 15 | Texas | H-E-B Center | 8:00 p.m. |
| Fri, Jan. 17 | Texas | H-E-B Center | 8:00 p.m. |
| Sat, Jan. 18 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 8:00 p.m. |
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
| Fri, Jan. 10 | (C) Christopher Brown | Recalled from WHL |
| Tue, Jan. 14 | (C) Joseph Blandisi | Reassigned by PIT |
| Tue, Jan. 14 | (G) Emil Larmi | Reassigned by PIT from WHL |
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