PENGUINS WEEKLY – 2/1/22

Hot Penguins start February with a trio of home games

PENGUINS WEEKLY – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (16-17-1-3) looks to continue momentum built in January

Penguins Weekly Rewind

Tuesday, Jan. 25 – PENGUINS 2 at Hershey 6
Despite a hot start, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton fell at Hershey after allowing six unanswered goals. Juuso Riikola’s first AHL goal and a tally by Nathan Légaré kicked things off, but the Bears’ offensive onslaught snapped the Pens’ win streak at three.

Friday, Jan. 28 – PENGUINS 4 at Cleveland 0
Alex D’Orio denied all 18 shots he faced to earn his first AHL shutout, while the team dominated in all facets of the game. The Penguins scored twice in the first period and two more times in the third, including Jonathan Gruden’s first goal of the season.

Saturday, Jan. 29 – PENGUINS 5 at Cleveland 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton swept the weekend set and improved to 11-2-0-0 all-time against the Monsters franchise. Félix Robert and Légaré both notched power-play goals, while tallies from Kyle Olson, Jordy Bellerive and Pierre-Olivier Joseph allowed the Penguins to keep their distance.

The Week Ahead

Wednesday, Feb. 2 – PENGUINS vs. Springfield
The Penguins are 2-0-0-1 against the Thunderbirds this season, including a shutout victory in their only meeting at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Friday, Feb. 4 – PENGUINS vs. Bridgeport
For the first time this season, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will go head-to-head with the Bridgeport Islanders. Bridgeport is currently the last place team in the Atlantic Division despite having played the most games in the AHL (41).

Saturday, Feb. 5 – PENGUINS vs. Providence
The Penguins host their Hockey Is For Everyone Night and welcome the P-Bruins to town for the third time this season. Providence is led in goals by Zach Senyshyn (11). The Bruins have won 17 games in a row when Senyshyn scores.

Ice Chips

– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton closed out January by winning seven of its last nine games.

– Called on for seven starts in 11 days, Alex D’Orio recorded a 5-2-0 record, 1.88 goals against average, .930 save percentage and one shutout in that time.

– Félix Robert has nine points (4G-5A) in his last nine games.

– Sam Poulin is on a career-best four-game point streak and has earned nine points (2G-7A) in his last 10 games.

– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 7-1-0-0 all-time when Kyle Olson scores a goal.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM                      GP       W         L       OTL     SOL     PTS     Pts%

1. Hartford             37       20        12         3          2        45       .608

2. Springfield         39       21        12         4          1        47       .603

3. Hershey              39       21        13         3          2        47       .603

4. Providence         34       17        11         3          3        40       .588

5. Charlotte            38       21        15         2          0        44       .579

6. Lehigh Valley     36       14        14         6          2        36       .500

7. PENGUINS         37       14        17         1          3        36       .486

8. Bridgeport          41       15        18         4          4        38       .463

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS                        GP        G         A        PTS

Valtteri Puustinen        37        13       14        27

Alex Nylander               36        14         9         23

Félix Robert                   32        10       10         20

Pierre-Olivier Joseph    29         4        14         18

Jordy Bellerive               33         6        10         16

Sam Poulin                     35         6        10         16

GOALIES                       GP      W-L-OT      GAA       SV%    Shutouts

Louis Domingue^        10        3-4-2         2.69       .918            0

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

Alex D’Orio                    12        5-6-0         2.78       .899            1

Tommy Nappier*          9         3-4-2         3.22        .883           0

* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                OPPONENT      LOCATION                                   TIME      

Wed, Feb. 2      Springfield        Mohegan Sun Arena                  7:05 p.m.

Fri, Feb. 4         Bridgeport        Mohegan Sun Arena                   7:05 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 5        Providence        Mohegan Sun Arena                  7:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Thu, Jan. 27    (C) Patrick Watling                                                 Signed to PTO

Mon, Jan. 31   (C) Patrick Watling                                        Released from PTO

Mon, Jan. 31   (G) Tristan Côté-Cazenave                          Released from PTO

Mon, Jan. 31   (D) Niclas Almari                          Reassigned by PIT from WHL

PENGUINS WEEKLY – 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.