PENGUINS WEEKLY – 2/22/22

Non-stop, one-goal decisions continue to thrill through February

PENGUINS WEEKLY – Penguins (20-21-2-3) face a pair of in-state rivals during the week, will return home Sunday

Penguins Weekly Rewind

Wednesday, Feb. 16 – PENGUINS 1 at Charlotte 4
Charlotte caught Wilkes-Barre/Scranton off guard early and skirted away with a convincing win. Nathan Légaré scored the Penguins’ only goal, a power-play goal late in the third period that spoiled Charlotte goalie Joey Daccord’s shutout bid.

Saturday, Feb. 19 – PENGUINS 3 vs. Springfield 2 (SO)
The Penguins improved to 4-0-0-1 against the division-leading Thunderbirds by surviving in a shootout. Alex Nylander tallied once in regulation and then notched the game’s deciding shootout goal. Tommy Nappier racked up 30 saves in 65 minutes of work and then went three-for-three in the shootout to secure victory for the Penguins in front of over 7000 fans.

The Week Ahead

Tuesday, Feb. 22 – PENGUINS at Hershey
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton heads to Chocolatetown in search of an elusive win at Giant Center. The Penguins last won in Hershey on Dec. 28, 2019.

Wednesday, Feb. 23 – PENGUINS vs. Lehigh Valley
The Penguins host their PA Turnpike rival in a crucial mid-week matchup. Valtteri Puustinen leads the season series with five goals in eight games.

Saturday, Feb. 26 – PENGUINS at Bridgeport
Another pivotal game takes place on Saturday when the Pens visit the Islanders for the first time. Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton is 1-0-0-0 against Bridgeport, but goalie Ken Appleby has allowed four goals in three games since being called up from the ECHL.

Sunday, Feb. 27 – PENGUINS vs. Syracuse
The Penguins and Crunch will face-off for the first time this season on a Kids Free Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Syracuse is on a three-game winning streak, spearheaded by Gabriel Dumont. Dumont has five goals during those three wins.

Ice Chips

– Seven of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s last nine games have been decided by one goal. Each of the Penguins’ last five home games were settled by one-goal margins, as well.

– Pierre-Olivier Joseph has eight goals, tied for second among AHL defensemen.

– Joseph has 10 points (5G-5A) in his last 10 games.

– The Penguins’ penalty kill is 82.5 percent on the road, eighth in the AHL.

– Saturday marked Michael Chaput’s 600^th professional game.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM                      GP       W         L       OTL     SOL     PTS     Pts%

1. Springfield          47       26       14         5         2         59       .628

2. Providence         41       22        13         3         3        50       .610

3. Hartford             44       23        15         4          2        52       .591

4. Charlotte            47       26        18        3          0        55       .585

5. Hershey              48       25       17         3          3        56       .583

6. PENGUINS         46       20        21         2          3        45       .489

7. Lehigh Valley     45       17        19         6          3        42       .478

8. Bridgeport          48      18        21         5          4        45       .469

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS                        GP        G         A        PTS

Valtteri Puustinen        45        15       15         30

Alex Nylander               45        16       12         28

Pierre-Olivier Joseph    38         8        18         26

Félix Robert                   41        10       11         21

Jordy Bellerive               44         7        13         20

Sam Poulin                    42         6        14          20

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                    16        6-8-1         2.76       .897            1

Tommy Nappier*         14        6-6-2         3.05       .892            0

* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                OPPONENT       LOCATION                                TIME      

Tue, Feb. 22     Hershey              Giant Center                           7:00 p.m.

Wed, Feb. 23   Lehigh Valley    Mohegan Sun Arena              7:05 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 26      Bridgeport         Webster Bank Arena              7:00 p.m.

Sun, Feb. 27     Syracuse             Mohegan Sun Arena              3:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Mon, Feb. 21    (D) Mark Friedman          Conditioning loan from PIT

Mon, Feb. 21    (LW) Drew O’Connor                  Reassigned from PIT

Mon, Feb. 21    (C) Radim Zohorna                      Reassigned from PIT

Mon, Feb. 21    (C) Sam Houde                               Reassigned to 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.