Chirps from Center Ice

A fan blog about the AHL's Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins

GAMEDAY: @ Hershey 2/5

Away Game: 25

AHL Game: 696

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Giant Center

When: 2:00 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Yesterday at home vs. Albany, the Pens won 5-2 Bryan Lerg had two goals late to help seal the win for the Penguins. Hershey hosted the Connecticut Whale and lost 4-1, despite outgunning the Whale 40-21. Cody Eakin had the only Bears goal.

Last Meeting: This past Friday in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens came back from a 3-0 deficit in the third period to win 4-3. Paul Thompson scored the game winning goal late.

Record: For WBS: 28-13-2-4 (62 pts., 1st place East Division) For HER: 25-14-4-3 (57 pts., 2nd place East Division)

Why you should care: Are the Pens in the Bears head? Can the Bears beat the Pens at home, something they haven’t done in a while? Can the Pens claim outright number one in the Conference with a win today?

Referee(s): Francis Charron / Chris Cozzan

Linesmen: Mike McDevitt / Scott Pomento

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheHersheyBears

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @timleone

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / HER: Scott Stuccio @ScottStuccio and Randy “Rock” Johnson @RRJ_Hockey

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @SweetestHockey

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Hershey: 1460 The Ticket

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Norfolk is visiting Springfield today for the second game of a weekend doubleheader.

Next Five Games: POR 2/11, @ HER 2/12, NOR 2/15, @ BNG 2/17, @ ALB 2/18

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