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Eastern Conference Semifinal – Game 1

AHL Game: J1

Who: St. John’s IceCaps

Where: Mile One Centre

When: 7:30 p.m. NDT*

Series: Tied 0-0 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Season Series: Jan. 14: WBS 6 @ STJ 4 — Jan. 15: WBS 4 @ STJ 3 (OT) — Mar. 6: STJ 5 @ WBS 2 — Mar. 24: STJ 2 @ WBS 0

Top four scorers for the Penguins vs. the IceCaps: 1. Bryan Lerg (3 GP, 3-1-4, -2) 2. Ben Street (4 GP, 2-2-4, even) 3. Joey Mormina (4 GP, 1-2-3, -1) 4. Geoff Walker (4 GP, 1-2-3, +1)

Top four scorers for the IceCaps vs. the Penguins: 1. Ben Maxwell (3 GP, 2-2-4, -1) 2. Jason Gregoire (3 GP, 2-1-3, +1) 3. Brett Festerling (1-2-3, +4) 4. Spencer Mahachek (1-2-3, -1)

How the IceCaps got here: They defeated the Syracuse Crunch in four games.

How the Penguins got here: They defeated the Hershey Bears in five games.

Referees: Terry Koharski / Mark Lemelin

Linesmen: Jim Vail / Sheldon Keough

What to Watch For: One of two things, really. An emotionally drained Penguins team getting caught by a ready St. John’s team or a rusty St. John’s team getting caught by a Penguins team on a roll. These first games after an opening round series usually go this way, but around the second period on, the juices get flowing and it’s back and forth hockey. What the score is getting to this point is anyones guess.

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @IceCapsAHL

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @telybrendan

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / STJ: Brain Rogers

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For St. John’s: CJYQ 930

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 2?: Tomorrow night, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. NDT from Mile One Centre

* – 7:30 NST is 6:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre time.