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Away Game: 29

AHL Game: 790

Who: Portland Pirates

Where: Cumberland County Civic Center

When: 1:00 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Saturday in Albany, the Pens were shut out 3-0. In Binghamton, the Pirates lost 6-2. Patrick O’Sullivan had a goal in the loss.

Last Meeting: February 11 in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens came back in the third period to force and win in OT. Alex Picard, returning from injury, netted the game winner 36 seconds into overtime.

Record: For WBS: 30-16-2-5 (67 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For POR: 24-22-3-3 (54 pts., 5th place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: Penguins offense is sputtering, being shut out in two of their last three games. The race for the East Division is as tight as it gets. The Pens can tie the Admirals in points with a solid effort in Maine this afternoon.

Referee(s): Chris Ciamage / Tim Mayer

Linesmen: Joe Andrews / Landon Bathe

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @PortlandPirates

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @Chris_MHJ

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For POR: Jeff Mannix @PPiratesInGame

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Portland: WPEI 95.9 FM

Other Game to Watch: Two other games on this Presidents Day, the Atlantic Division’s second place Bridgeport hosts third place Albany in Connecticut also at 1 p.m.

Next Five Games: MCH 2/23, SYR 2/25, NOR 2/26, @ ADK 3/4, STJ 3/6