PENGUINS WEEKLY – 12/7/21

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton prepares to start clean after week of postponements

PENGUINS WEEKLY -Penguins (8-8-0-2) will now host their Teddy Bear Toss at home this Saturday

Penguins Weekly Rewind

Due to league COVID-19 protocols either affecting the Penguins or their scheduled opponent, the American Hockey League postponed the following games last week:

Friday, Dec. 3 – PENGUINS at Syracuse – Make-up date TBA
Saturday, Dec. 4 – PENGUINS vs. Charlotte – Postponed to Wednesday, Apr. 13
Sunday, Dec. 5 – PENGUINS at Hershey – Postponed to Tuesday, Feb. 22
Wednesday, Dec. 8 – PENGUINS vs. Hershey – Postponed to Tuesday, Dec. 14

Furthermore, the American Hockey League rescheduled a pair of Penguins home games in March. Friday, Mar. 18 vs. Utica has been rescheduled to one day later, Saturday, Mar. 19. Saturday, Mar. 19 vs. Syracuse has been rescheduled to the day prior, Friday, Mar. 18.

The Week Ahead

Saturday, Dec. 11 – PENGUINS vs. Hershey
A week’s delay merely afforded Penguins fans more time to gather more fuzzy friends to donate at the team’s annual Teddy Bear Toss Night. At the Penguins’ first goal, fans will throw unwrapped, stuffed toys onto the ice to be donated to children in need this holiday season. Saturday also marks the first meeting of the season between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Hershey.

Sunday, Dec. 12 – PENGUINS vs. Springfield
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton faces off against Springfield for the third time this season, but this will be the Atlantic Division-leading Thunderbirds’ first visit to Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. These two clubs’ previous two meeting both went to overtime. The Penguins emerged victorious in the first game, 4-3, but lost in the shootout the next time, 5-4.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM                      GP       W         L       OTL     SOL     PTS     Pts%

1. Springfield          19         14         3         2           0        30       .789

2. Hartford              18         12         4         2          0         26       .722

3. Providence         17          8         5         3            1         20       .588

4. Hershey              17          8         6         2            1          19        .559

5. Charlotte            19         10         9          2          0        22       .524

6. PENGUINS        18          8         8         0          2          18       .500

7. Bridgeport          22         7         12          1           2          17       .386

8. Lehigh Valley     19          3         11         4           1           11       .289

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS                       GP        G         A       PTS

Valtteri Puustinen         18         5         6          11

Jordy Bellerive                17         2          8        10

Félix Robert                    16         4          3          8

Radim Zohorna              17         4          3          7

Michael Chaput              17         2          5          7

GOALIES                       GP     W-L-OT     GAA       SV%    Shutouts

Louis Domingue            9         3-3-2        2.54      .922            0

Filip Lindberg*                7        4-2-0       2.76        .915            0

Tommy Nappier*           4         1-3-0       3.08      .900           0

* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                OPPONENT      LOCATION                                   TIME      

Sat, Dec. 11       Hershey             Mohegan Sun Arena                      6:05 p.m.

Sun, Dec. 12     Springfield        Mohegan Sun Arena                     3:05 p.m.

Individual game tickets and season-ticket packages for the 2021-22 season are on sale now. Full-Season, 22-game, 12-game, Flexbook and Premium Seating plans are available by reaching out to the Penguins directly at (570) 208-7367.