PENGUINS WEEKLY – 11/3/26

Penguins to take on division-leading Checkers this weekend

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-4-1-0) coming off of strong, shutout win in Hershey

Weekly Rewind

Friday, Oct. 30 – PENGUINS 3 at Utica 4
The Penguins and Comets went head-to-head on the night before Halloween, and Utica managed to trick the visitors with three unanswered goals. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Utica both scored on their first shots of the game. A shorthanded goal by Avery Hayes and an early second-period lamp-lighter from Bill Zonnon put the Black and Gold ahead, 3-1. The Comets scored twice in eight seconds to tie things up before the second intermission, then notched the game-winner with 30.8 seconds left in regulation.

Sunday, Nov. 1 – PENGUINS 5 at Hershey 0
In their first of 12 matchups on the season, Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton went into Hershey and walked away with a lopsided win. Taylor Gauthier was the star of the night, amassing a 43-save shutout. Melvin Fernström and Zonnon both scored for the second-straight game, followed by tallies from a returning Rutger McGroarty, Mikhail Ilyin and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard. Defenseman Phil Kemp posted a career-best three assists.

The Week Ahead

Friday, Nov. 6 – PENGUINS at Charlotte
The Penguins head to the Queen City for back-to-back bouts against the first-place team in the Atlantic Division. The Checkers have won seven of their last nine games and have notched 17 goals in their three most-recent wins. Charlotte has scored first in just four of its 12 games, but it has come from behind to win five times after conceding the opening goal.

Saturday, Nov. 7 – PENGUINS at Charlotte
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won three of its four visits to Bojangles’ Coliseum last season. In their last 16 trips to Charlotte, the Penguins are 9-6-0-1 (.594). Penguins forward Tristan Broz has nine points (4G-5A) in 11 career games against the Checkers.

Ice Chips

– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads the Eastern Conference and is tied for second overall in the AHL with 3.90 goals per game.

– The Penguins’ penalty kill went 8-for-8 on the weekend and finished +1 with its shorthanded goal on Friday.

– Taylor Gauthier’s 43 saves on Sunday were the second-most in a shutout in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton franchise history.

– During his four-game win streak, Gauthier has a 1.75 goals against average and .950 save percentage.

– Rutger McGroarty has five goals in his last four AHL games.

– Hugh McGing is on a four-game point streak (1G-5A), tied for the longest of his career.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERS

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                  OPPONENT         LOCATION                                    TIME        

Fri, Nov. 6         Charlotte              Bojangles’ Coliseum                  7:00 p.m.

Sat, Nov. 7        Charlotte              Bojangles’ Coliseum                  6:00 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

DATE                  PLAYER                                                    TRANSACTION

Tue, Oct. 27       (C) Tiernan Shoudy                             Reassigned to FLA

Wed, Oct. 28     (D) David Breazeale                            Reassigned to FLA

Wed, Oct. 28     (D) Chase Pietila                                  Reassigned from PIT

Wed, Oct. 28     (RW) Avery Hayes                               Reassigned from PIT

Wed, Oct. 28     (RW) Justin Brazeau                           Conditioning loan from PIT

Sun, Nov. 1        (LW) Rutger McGroarty                      Reassigned from PIT

Mon, Nov. 2      (RW) Justin Brazeau                            Recalled to PIT

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

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