Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: @ Hershey 2/12

Away Game: 26

AHL Game: 739

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Giant Center

When: 5:00 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Yesterday at home vs. Portland, the Penguins won in overtime 3-2. Alex Picard had the game winner :36 in. For Hershey, they led 2-1 with less than two minutes remaining and ended up losing in a shootout 3-2. Goaltender Dany Sabourin made 29 saves on 31 shots and was the second star of the game.

Last Meeting: Last Sunday on Super Bowl Sunday, the Pens lost to the Bears in a shootout, 4-3. Bryan Lerg was the second star of the game with a goal and an assist.

Record: For WBS: 29-13-2-5 (65 pts., 1st place East Division) For HER: 27-14-4-4 (62 pts., 2nd place East Division)

Why you should care: While first place in the division will not be on the line tonight, the Penguins can open up a five point lead on the rest of the division with a win today which would be huge, heading into a Wednesday game vs. Norfolk who is hot on the heels of the Bears.

Referee(s): Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Mike McDevitt / Bob Goodman

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: Binghamton is on “The Rock” in Newfoundland taking on the St. John’s IceCaps in the second game of a doubleheader.

Next Five Games: NOR 2/15, @ BNG 2/17, @ ALB 2/18, @ POR 1/20, MCH 2/23

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