Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: vs. Connecticut 4/7

vs. 

Home Game: 36

AHL Game: 1088

Who: Connecticut Whale

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night vs. Hershey, the Pens won 4-2. Ben Street had a power play goal and and assist and was named the games first star of the game. For Connecticut, they hosted the Manchester Monarchs and won in overtime 2-1. Casey Wellman netted the game winning goal for the Whale.

Last Meeting: March 30 in Hartford, the Penguins shutout the Whale 3-0. Scott Munroe had a 32 save shutout.

Record: For WBS: 42-23-2-5 (91 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For CT: 35-24-7-5 (82 pts.,  2nd place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: The Whale are still looking to get in the playoffs. The Pens still haven’t locked up home ice in the playoffs. Need I say more? Both teams are going to be hungry tonight to win. 

Referee(s): Graham Skilliter

Linesmen: Francis Trempe / Alex Stagnone

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @CTWhale

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @PaulDoyle1

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For CT: Bob Crawford / @HawkCrawford

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Connecticut: 106.9 The Rock

Television: AHL Live / My Network TV (WQMY-TV)

Promotion(s): Penguins Baseball Giveaway

Other Game to Watch: Albany and Adirondack are fighting to get into the playoffs in the dying days of this regular season. They meet in the Capital District of New York this evening.

Remaining Games:  BNG 4/13, BRI 4/14, @ BRI 4/15

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