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Home Game: 17

AHL Game: 517

Who: Rochester Americans

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Wednesday at home vs. Norfolk, the Pens lost 5-1. Nick Petersen scored the only game for the Pens. For Rochester, they hosted Hamilton last Friday night at home and lost 5-4. Derek Whitmore and Paul Szczechura both had a goal and assist each in the loss.

Last Meeting: October 13 in Rochester, the Pens won 5-1. Bryan Lerg and Brian Strait both scored goals for the Pens in the win.

Record: For WBS: 18-11-1-4 (41 pts., 3rd place East Division) — For RCH: 15-13-4-1 (35 pts., 2nd place North Division)

Why you should care: The Pens are bad at home. But the Pens are a good team, so look for a better result than what went down on Wednesday. Brad Thiessen has been slipping. But look for Thiessen to bounce back and put in a good showing tonight if he gets the nod in net.

Referee(s): Ryan Hersey

Linesmen: Tom George / Scott Adams

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @AmerksHockey

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @KevinODandC

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For RCH: Don Stevens

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @LetsGoAmerks

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Rochester: 1280 AM WHTK

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Dollar Dogs and Drafts

Other Game to Watch: Hershey and Adirondack are going to set an AHL attendance record tonight skating on the same ice as the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers did at Citizens Bank Park.

Next Five Games: SYR 1/7, @ NOR 1/10, @ StJ 1/14, @ StJ 1/15, MCH 1/20