PENGUINS WEEKLY – 11/14/23

Atlantic Division foes await Penguins team looking for consistency

WEEKLY – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (6-5-1-0) hosts Hershey at home before back-to-back games in Providence

Penguins Weekly Rewind

Friday, Nov. 10 – PENGUINS 4 at Syracuse 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took the first game of its home-and-home set with Syracuse thanks to Taylor Gauthier’s first AHL shutout. Alex Nylander spearheaded the Penguins offense with a pair of goals and three points, while Gauthier denied 34 shots. During a three-goal third period, Ty Smith earned his first goal of the season, and Jansen Harkins buried a man-advantage marker.

Saturday, Nov. 11 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Syracuse 6
The Crunch found sweet revenge in their second meeting of the weekend. Syracuse built a 4-0 lead in the second period before Austin Rueschhoff notched a power-play goal to put the Penguins on the board. Jack Rathbone’s first two goals with the Black & Gold came in the third.

The Weekly Ahead

Wednesday, Nov. 15 – PENGUINS vs. Hershey
The Penguins and Bears continue their rivalry with the fourth of 12 meetings this season. Hershey paces the Atlantic Division with a 9-4-0-0 record, but Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has been responsible for half of Hershey’s losses. The home team has won all three of the meetings so far this season.

Friday, Nov. 17 – PENGUINS at Providence
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton looks to respond to Providence after the B’s defeated the Penguins, 3-1, in the first game of this month. The Bruins have won six-straight games against the Penguins, dating back to last season.

Saturday, Nov. 18 – PENGUINS at Providence
The second game of this back-to-back weekend takes place at the same place, same time. After starting the season 1-3-1-2, Providence has gone 5-1-0-0 through November. Fabian Lysell, the Bruins’ first-round pick in 2021, leads the team with eight points (3G-5A) this month.

Ice Chips

• The Penguins’ home power play is clicking at a 28.1% clip, which ranks first in the AHL.
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has scored a power-play goal in eight of its last nine games.
• Jansen Harkins and Alex Nylander both have five points in the Penguins’ last five games.
• All four of Xavier Ouellet’s assists this season have been power-play assists.
• Before Taylor Gauthier’s shutout on Friday, the last time a Penguins goalie pitched a clean sheet with 30+ saves was on Nov. 9, 2019 (Casey DeSmith vs. Syracuse, 35).

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

* = rookie
X = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE