Chirps from Center Ice

Traveling home from New Jersey this afternoon but stayed current on the action in the AHL via Twitter. Two games interested me the most.

First, the Manchester Monarchs defeated the Portland Pirates 4-2 for sole possession of first place in the Atlantic. Monarchs are five points behind WBS for the overall top spot in the AHL. Wilkes-Barre has four games in hand against ManchVegas.

Finally, the Hershey Bears earned a point in a shootout loss this afternoon in a 3-2 loss. The Bears are within five points of WBS for the East Division lead. The Penguins have four games on the Bears also.

This week: Hershey is off until Friday and the Pens give two games in hand back as they take on the Manitoba Moose on Tuesday and Wednesday. Manchester hosts Springfield on Wednesday.

Let’s Go Pens!