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Home Game: 7

AHL Game: 186

Who: Springfield Falcons

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Saturday at home vs. the Portland Pirates, the Pens won via the shootout 4-3. Trevor Smith scored two goals. For Springfield, on Sunday they defeated the Norfolk Admirals 5-0. Curtis McElhinney stopped 35 shots to earn first start honors and his league leading 8th win of the year as well as his league leading 4th shutout. Cam Atkinson had a four point night (1-3-4)

Last Meeting: Back on October 19, the Penguins were in Springfield and lost 4-2. Rookie Beau Bennett had two assists in the loss.

Record: For WBS: 6-6 (12 pts., 4th place East Division) — For SPR: 8-1-0-2 (18 pts., 1st place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins are in for a test vs. a very good Springfield team. It’s never too early in a season to see how they stack up against the Conference’s best.

Referee(s): Ryan Hersey

Linesmen: Leo Boylan / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheFalconsAHL

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /falconsahl

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For SPR: Mike Kelly @MikeFalconsAHL

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Springfield: WHYN News Talk 560 / Nationally: On SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (Sirius 207, XM 92)

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): None

Other Game to Watch: Two teams out West square off in the Lake Erie Monsters and Abbotsford Heat. Both are at the top of the Western Conference and both are looking to stay there.

Next Five Games: BRI 11/16, @ HER 11/17, @ HER 11/21, TOR 11/24, @ ALB 11/25*

* – game played at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ