PENGUINS WEEKLY – 12/27/16
Penguins in the midst of season-best six-game winning streak
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-5-3-0) still owns AHL’s No. 1 overall spot
Weekly Rewind
Wednesday, Dec. 14 – PENGUINS 6 at Hartford 2
Dominik Simon led an offensive onslaught of the Wolf Pack, racking up four assists in the Pens’ win. Simon, Kevin Porter, Tom Sestito and Oskar Sundqvist all had multi-point outings.
Friday, Dec. 16 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Rochester 1
Rochester was downed by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in its first and only visit to Northeastern Pennsylvania this season. Lukas Bengtsson scored his first AHL goal, and Casey DeSmith fell just 1:22 short of his first shutout of the season.
Saturday, Dec. 17 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Springfield 2
The Penguins finally got the best of the Thunderbirds by beating them 4-2 on Teddy Bear Toss night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. Tristan Jarry earned his 12th win.
Monday, Dec. 26 – PENGUINS 5 at Binghamton 4
Four combined goals in 3:37 of game time highlighted this showdown, but the Pens pulled off the comeback and sixth-straight win thanks in large part to Jake Guentzel’s three points.
The Week Ahead
Tuesday, Dec. 27 – PENGUINS vs. Springfield
The T-Birds return to the Penguins’ home ice 10 days after their defeat before the holiday break. Springfield holds the season series edge at 2-1-0-0.
Friday, Dec. 30 – PENGUINS vs. Providence
Providence has only lost once in regulation (11-1-1-3) since falling to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in their last meeting on Nov. 12.
Saturday, Dec. 31 – PENGUINS at Binghamton
Before the calendar flips to 2017, the Pens drops the puck with the Sens in a New Year’s Eve clash. The Pens have won both meetings this season.
Ice Chips
– The Penguins’ current six-game win streak is the second-longest of Clark Donatelli’s head coaching tenure. Donatelli’s Pens won seven in a row from Jan. 2 – Jan. 13, 2016.
– Jake Guentzel leads all AHL rookies with 29 points (14G-15A) and a plus-16 rating.
– Guentzel’s 14 goals also put him in a four-way tie for the most in the league.
– Defenseman David Warsofsky has 12 points (3G-9A) in his last nine games.
– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has scored four goals or more in every one of its victories over the course of its six-game win streak.
– Tristan Jarry’s 12 wins is the second-most in the league.
– Tom Kostopoulos is 13 points away from his 500th in the AHL.
DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pt%
1. PENGUINS 28 20 5 3 0 43 .768
2. Lehigh Valley 29 20 8 1 0 41 .707
3. Hershey 29 17 6 4 2 40 .690
4. Providence 30 16 7 4 3 39 .650
5. Bridgeport 28 16 12 0 0 32 .571
6. Springfield 27 11 11 3 2 27 .500
7. Hartford 29 11 14 3 1 26 .448
TEAM LEADERS
SKATERS GP G A PTS
Jake Guentzel* 23 14 15 29
Oskar Sundqvist 26 13 14 27
Tom Kostopoulos 28 9 11 20
Garrett Wilson 28 6 12 18
David Warsofsky 19 5 13 18
GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA Sv% Shutouts
Casey DeSmith* 10 8-0-2 1.97 0.925 0
Tristan Jarry 18 12-5-1 2.10 0.924 1
* = rookie
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Tue, Dec. 27 Springfield Mohegan Sun Arena 7:00 p.m.
Fri, Dec. 30 Providence Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.
Sat, Dec. 31 Binghamton Veterans Memorial Arena 6:05 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Sat, Dec. 17 (D) Chad Ruhwedel Recalled from loan by PIT
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