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Home Game 16

AHL Game: 445

Who: Abbotsford Heat

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game / Last Meeting: These two teams met Wednesday night in Wilkes-Barre for the first time ever. The Penguins won in overtime 2-1. Nick Johnson netted the game winner. Keith Seabrook tallied very late for the Heat to force overtime.

Record: For WBS, 22-6-0-0 (44 pts., 1st place East Division) — For ABB, 16-12-1-3 (36 pts., 2nd place North Division)

Why you should care: After what can be described as a snooze fest on Wednesday, look for a completely different game tonight. Inject forwards Dustin Jeffrey, Jesse Boulerice and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo back into the lineup and watch what happens. To Abbotsford’s credit they are known as a defensive team. With the League’s leading scorer back in the building tonight we should see how well the Penguins matchup against a team built on defense.

Referee(s): Mark Lemelin

Linesmen: Chris Allman / Leo Boylan 

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @AbbotsfordHeat / @nafsnep

Beat writers: @CVBombulie / @camabbytimes / @dankinvigsports

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain. For Abby: Country 107.1

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Lots. Penguins Holiday Skull Cap for the first 5,000 fans, the special Holiday jerseys the Pens are wearing will be auctioned off. Also don’t forget dollar dog and draft night. 1,500 hot dogs are on sale for a $1 and select beers are $1 too. On top of that, Season Ticket Holders have a voucher with their tickets to get a Mario Lemieux bobblehead. Merry Christmas!

Next Five Games: @ SYR 12/18, @ ALB 12/26, SYR 12/29, HER 12/30*, NOR 1/1

* – game played in Pittsburgh, PA at the CONSOL Energy Center