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
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