PENGUINS WEEKLY – 11/11/25

Back on track, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton preps for three-game week

Penguins (9-3-1-0) wake up bright and early Wednesday, host division foes Friday and Saturday

Weekly Rewind

Wednesday, Nov. 5 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Toronto 4 (OT)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton put on a clinic in the first 40 minutes of regulation, dominating possession and racking up three-straight goals. Tristan Broz scored 16 seconds in, the third-fastest goal in team history. However, the Marlies rallied in the third period and stole the win late in overtime.

Friday, Nov. 7 – PENGUINS 4 at Rochester 6
This time, it was the Penguins’ turn to rally, but their thrilling comeback fell short in the end. The Americans snatched a 4-1 lead going into the first intermission, only for Alex Alexeyev, Broz and Sam Poulin to bring the Pens level at 4-4. Third-period power-play and empty-net goals led Rochester to victory.

Saturday, Nov. 8 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Utica 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton put forth a top-to-bottom solid outing in front of a 20-save shutout by rookie Maxim Pavlenko. Matty De St. Phalle and Poulin scored for the second-straight game, while Broz logged his team-leading seventh tally of the year.

The Week Ahead

Wednesday, Nov. 12 – PENGUINS at Bridgeport
It’s an early, 10:30 a.m. start for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s mid-week visit to Connecticut. The Penguins are 2-0-0-0 so far this season against the Islanders and have won eight-straight at Total Mortgage Arena.

Friday, Nov. 14 – PENGUINS vs. Bridgeport
The script flips when the Islanders trek to NEPA for a rematch on a 28/22 News Fan Control Friday. The Isles have been known to start fast, accruing a league-leading 17 first-period goals.

Saturday, Nov. 15 – PENGUINS vs. Springfield
The Penguins take on the Thunderbirds for their first of four clashes. Springfield has only one win on the year thus far, but recently added long-time NHL veteran Milan Lucic on a PTO.

Ice Chips

– Among Eastern Conference teams, the Penguins rank third in goals for per game (3.38) and second in goals against per game (2.15).

– Tristan Broz has scored in each of the Penguins’ last three games, tied for the longest goal streak of his career.

– Under Kirk MacDonald, the Penguins are 20-5-3-0 (.768) in the second game of back-to-backs.

– Maxim Pavlenko is just the second goalie in team history to register a shutout in his first AHL start (Matt Jurusik, 2021-22).

– By making his AHL debut on Friday, Pavlenko became the second player from Kazakhstan to suit up for Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton (Konstantin Pushkarev, 2009-10).

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                  OPPONENT         LOCATION                              TIME        

Wed, Nov. 12     Bridgeport           Total Mortgage Arena     10:30 a.m.

Fri, Nov. 14        Bridgeport           Mohegan Arena                7:05 p.m.

Sat, Nov. 15        Springfield          Mohegan Arena                6:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

DATE                  PLAYER                                     TRANSACTION

Tue, Nov. 4         (D) Owen Pickering               Reassigned from PIT

Tue, Nov. 4         (LW) Danton Heinen            Recalled to PIT

Tue, Nov. 4         (D) Ryan Graves                     Recalled to PIT

Tue, Nov. 4         (G) Sergei Murashov              Recalled to PIT

Wed, Nov. 5       (G) Maxim Pavlenko               Recalled from WHL

Wed, Nov. 5       (RW) Zach Gallant                  Recalled from WHL

Thu, Nov. 6        (C) Joona Koppanen               Recalled to PIT

Mon, Nov. 10     (G) Jaxon Castor                      Signed to PTO

Mon, Nov. 10     (RW) William Dufour             Signed to PTO