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Away Game: 16

AHL Game: 507

Who: Connecticut Whale

Where: XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum

When: 3:00 p.m. EST

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night at home vs. Worcester the Pens won 3-0. Brad Thiessen stopped all 30 shots faced. For Connecticut, the Whale were in Glens Falls and lost in overtime 2-1. Despite the loss, goaltender Cameron Talbot was named first star of the game stopping 34 of 36 shots.

Record: For WBS: 15-15-2-1 (33 pts., 4th place East Division) — For CT: 14-17-3-0 (31 pts., 4th place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: Penguins beat writer Jonathan Bombulie noted in his postgame blog recap last night that the Penguins are 0-2 in the final game of a three-in-three. The Penguins are playing the final game of a three-in-three. They also haven’t been winning much lately. A win this afternoon would go a long way.

Referee(s): Jarrod Ragusin

Linesmen: Jim Briggs / Derek Wahl

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @CTWhale

Facebook:  /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /ctwhale

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @HowlingsToday

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

Other Game to Watch: The Midwest Division leading Grand Rapids Griffins are in Milwaukee this afternoon facing off against the Admirals who are second in that division.

Next Five Games: BNG 1/9, HER 1/11, ADK 1/12, @ NOR 1/15, @ HER 1/20*

* – AHL Outdoor Classic at Hersheypark Stadium – Hershey, PA