Wilkes-Barre/Scranton heating up before St. Pat’s Day Celebration on Saturday
PENGUINS WEEKLY – Penguins (25-23-4-4) have earned points in four-straight, six-straight home games
Penguins Weekly Rewind
Wednesday, Mar. 9 – PENGUINS 2 vs. Cleveland 3 (OT)
The Penguins jumped out to a 2-0 lead with first-period goals from Kasper Björkqvist and Drew O’Connor, but the Monsters rallied with a pair of power-play goals in the second. Cleveland captain Dillion Simpson ultimately won the game in OT.
Saturday, Mar. 12 – PENGUINS 6 vs. Laval 2
Sam Poulin’s first career hat trick helped lead Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton to victory on its annual Star Wars Night. Other multi-point performers for the Penguins included Félix Robert (1G-1A), Anthony Angello (2A) and Juuso Riikola (2A), while Louis Domingue made 37 saves in his return from injury.
Sunday, Mar. 13 – PENGUINS 4 vs. Hartford 2
Drew O’Connor and Alex Nylander led the Penguins’ offense to a key win over a division foe. After a quiet first period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton rattled off three-straight goals. Hartford made things interesting with a pair of extra-attacker goals late, but the Penguins had built enough cushion to secure the win.
The Week Ahead
Friday, Mar. 18 – PENGUINS vs. Syracuse
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Syracuse square off for the second time this season. In their only previous meeting, Feb. 27, the Penguins won in overtime, 4-3. Since then, Alex Barré-Boulet has 10 points (5G-5A) in seven games.
Saturday, Mar. 19 – PENGUINS vs. Utica
For the Penguins’ annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, they will host one of the toughest opponents on their schedule: the Eastern Conference-leading Utica Comets. Utica has an overall record of 34-12-6-0 and is 6-3-1-0 in its last 10 games. Since 2015-16, 11 of the last 13 games between the Penguins and Comets have been decided by one goal, with seven of those contests requiring overtime.
Ice Chips
– Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 4-0-1-1 in its last six home games.
– Drew O’Connor has 12 points (5G-7A) in his last nine games.
– Saturday marked Alex Nylander’s 300th game as a pro.
– With an assist on Sunday, Mitch Reinke earned the 100th point of his AHL career.
– Jamie Devane’s next game will be his 400th as a pro.
– The Pittsburgh Penguins signed undrafted free agent Corey Andonovski on Thursday, and he will join Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an ATO. Andonovski led Princeton University in goals (10), assists (12) and points (22) this season.
DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM GP W L OTL SOL PTS Pts%
1. Springfield 55 30 17 5 2 69 .627
2. Providence 51 28 17 3 3 62 .608
3. Hartford 52 27 18 5 2 61 .587
4. Charlotte 57 31 22 4 0 66 .579
5. Hershey 57 29 21 4 3 65 .570
6. PENGUINS 56 25 23 4 4 58 .518
7. Bridgeport 57 23 25 5 4 55 .482
8. Lehigh Valley 55 20 25 7 3 50 .455
TEAM LEADERS
SKATERS GP G A PTS
Valtteri Puustinen 54 17 17 34
Alex Nylander 49 18 13 31
Pierre-Olivier Joseph^ 42 9 21 30
Félix Robert 49 13 13 26
Sam Poulin 52 10 16 26
GOALIES GP W-L-OT GAA SV% Shutouts
Louis Domingue 12 5-4-2 2.57 .923 0
Filip Lindberg* 7 4-2-0 2.76 .915 0
Alex D’Oriox 21 7-9-4 2.91 .894 1
Tommy Nappier* 17 8-7-2 3.05 .891 0
* = rookie
^ = currently with Pittsburgh x = reassigned to Wheeling
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Fri, Mar. 18 Syracuse Mohegan Sun Arena 7:05 p.m.
Sat, Mar. 19 Utica Mohegan Sun Arena 6:05 p.m.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Thu, Mar. 10 (G) Alex D’Orio Reassigned by PIT to WHL
Thu, Mar. 10 (RW) Corey Andonovski Signed to ATO
Fri, Mar. 11 (D) Pierre-Olivier Joseph Reassigned from PIT
Sat, Mar. 12 (C) Radim Zohorna Recalled to PIT
Sat, Mar. 12 (RW) Valtteri Puusitnen Reassigned from PIT
PENGUINS WEEKLY – Individual game tickets as well as season-ticket packages for the 2022-23 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.
