PENGUINS WEEKLY – 11/10/26

On a roll, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton prepares for busy week

Penguins (7-4-1-0) have won three in a row, but have four games and a three-in-three ahead of them

Weekly Rewind

Friday, Nov. 6 – PENGUINS 4 at Charlotte 3 (OT)
Down 3-0 past the mid-point of the third period, Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton stormed back with four unanswered goals to shock the Checkers. Daniel Russell, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Rutger McGroarty all scored in under four minutes to pull the Penguins even. After a successful penalty kill in OT, Jake Livanavage completed the comeback with the extra-time winner.

Saturday, Nov. 7 – PENGUINS 4 at Charlotte 1
Once again, the Penguins toppled the division-leading Checkers with four-straight goals. Ryan Johnson’s first goal in Black and Gold started the surge in the second period, swiftly followed by strikes from Finn Harding and Avery Hayes. Hugh McGing rounded out the offense with a scorching release in the third.

The Week Ahead

Tuesday, Nov. 10 – PENGUINS vs. Utica
The Penguins take on the Comets 11 days after falling in Utica, 4-3. Utica has won four games in a row and holds the best points percentage in the league (.800) with a 8-2-0-0 record.

Friday, Nov. 13 – PENGUINS at Hershey
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton returns to GIANT Center having already won their first visit to Chocolatetown earlier this month, 5-0. Including playoffs, the Penguins have emerged victorious in each of their last six games in Hershey.

Saturday, Nov. 14 – PENGUINS vs. Hamilton
The Penguins celebrate Veterans Day by taking on the AHL’s newest team, the Hamilton Hammers, for the first time. At 4-9-0-2 (.333), the Hammers are last in the Eastern Conference.

Sunday, Nov. 15 – PENGUINS vs. Lehigh Valley
The first of 12 matchups in the Turnpike Rivalry closes the Pens’ first three-in-three of the season. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has gone 26-3-4-3 (.819) in its last 36 games against the Phantoms.

Ice Chips

– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads the Eastern Conference and placed second overall in the league with 3.92 goals per game.

– With 11 points (3G-8A), Jake Livanavage is tied for sixth among AHL defensemen in scoring, and he ranks second among rookie blueliners.

– Hugh McGing is on a career-best, six-game point streak, producing nine points (2G-7A) in that time.

– Daniel Russell is on a five-game point streak (2G-5A).

– Taylor Gauthier has won each of his last five starts, and his .934 save percentage ranks fifth in the AHL.

– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has had a different game-winning goal-scorer in each of its seven wins so far this season.

– The Penguins are out-scoring teams 20-7 in the second period.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                  OPPONENT         LOCATION                                    TIME        

Tue, Nov. 10      Utica                     Mohegan Arena                        6:35 p.m.

Fri, Nov. 13        Hershey                 GIANT Center                           7:00 p.m.

Sat, Nov. 14       Hamilton              Mohegan Arena                       6:05 p.m.

Sun, Nov. 15      Lehigh Valley      Mohegan Arena                       6:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

DATE                  PLAYER                                                    TRANSACTION

Tue, Nov. 3        (D) Jake Livanavage                            Recalled to PIT

Tue, Nov. 3        (D) David Breazeale                             Recalled from FLA

Fri, Nov. 6          (D) Jake Livanavage                            Reassigned from PIT

Sun, Nov. 8        (LW) Rutger McGroarty                      Recalled to PIT