PENGUINS WEEKLY – 2/8/22

P.O Joseph, Penguins continue strong play in first week of February

PENGUINS WEEKLY – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (18-17-2-3) is the hottest team in its conference, among tops in the league

Penguins Weekly Rewind

Wednesday, Feb. 2 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Springfield 3 (OT)
Jordy Bellerive delivered the OT-winner for the Penguins after the team rallied from a 2-0 deficit. Pierre-Olivier Joseph opened the scoring with a coast-to-coast beauty in the first, followed by third-period goals from Michael Chaput and Jan Drozg.

Friday, Feb. 4 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Bridgeport 3
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton raced out to an early lead, but Bridgeport provided a response at every turn. Eventually, tied 3-3 in the third period, Joseph stepped up to score the game-winner with 11:41 left in regulation.

Saturday, Feb. 5 – PENGUINS 1 vs. Providence 2 (OT)
The Penguins and B-Bruins were neck-and-neck for most of a teeter-totter contest. The two rivals played at a tie score for 57:25 of game time, but Providence squeaked out the OT win.

The Week Ahead

Wednesday, Feb. 9 – PENGUINS at Rochester
Making up a postponed game from Dec. 22, the Penguins will visit Rochester for the second and final tilt of the season. Last time out, Amerks goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stymied the Penguins offense with 41 saves.

Friday, Feb. 11 – PENGUINS vs. Belleville
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton hosts the Belleville Senators for their only visit of the season. Since Thanksgiving, the Sens have played even, .500 hockey, going 10-10-0-0. Two of Belleville’s top three goal-scorers are former Penguins, Jake Lucchini (11) and Andrew Agozzino (10).

Saturday, Feb. 12 – PENGUINS at Lehigh Valley
The Turnpike Rivalry rears its head with the Penguins one spot ahead of the Phantoms in the Atlantic Division standings. Hayden Hodgson has suddenly caught fire, scoring six times in his last seven games for a team-leading 12 tallies on the season.

Ice Chips

– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s four-game winning streak was the team’s longest of the season.

– Since Jan. 15, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has gone 9-2-1-0 (.792), the best record in the Eastern Conference and third-best in the league in that time.

– Before Pierre-Olivier Joseph, the last Penguins defenseman to score a goal in three consecutive games was Corey Potter in April of 2011.

– The Penguins are 4-0-0-0 when Anthony Angello scores this season.

DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM                      GP       W         L       OTL     SOL     PTS     Pts%

1. Hartford             40       22        12        4          2        50       .625

2. Hershey              42       23       13         3          3        52       .619

3. Springfield          42       22       14         5         1         50       .595

4. Providence         36       18        12         3         3        42       .583

5. Charlotte            41       22        17         2          0        46       .561

6. PENGUINS         40       18        17         2          3        41       .513

7. Lehigh Valley     39       15        16         6          2        38       .487

8. Bridgeport          43      16        19         4          4        40       .465

TEAM LEADERS

SKATERS                        GP        G         A        PTS

Valtteri Puustinen^      40        13       14        27

Alex Nylander               39        14         9         25

Félix Robert                   35        10       10         21

Pierre-Olivier Joseph    32         4        14         21

Sam Poulin                     36         6        12        18

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                    14        6-6-1         2.71        .901           1

Tommy Nappier*         10        4-4-2         3.20        .887           0

* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh

UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE

DATE                OPPONENT       LOCATION                                TIME      

Wed, Feb. 9     Rochester          Blue Cross Arena                      7:05 p.m.

Fri, Feb. 11       Belleville            Mohegan Sun Arena                7:05 p.m.

Sat, Feb. 12      Lehigh Valley    PPL Center                                 7:05 p.m.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Mon, Feb. 7    (RW) Valtteri Puustinen                 Recalled to PIT

Mon, Feb. 7    (C) Michael Chaput                         Recalled to PIT

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