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Home Game: 29

AHL Game: 815

Who: Hershey Bears

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Wednesday at home vs. Norfolk, the Pens lost 2-1. Tom Kostopoulos scored the only Penguin goal. For Hershey, they played the Albany Devils  in Atlantic City Sunday and lost 6-4. Casey Wellman had a hand in each Bears goal (2-2-4)

Last Meeting: February 3 in Hershey, the Penguins won 2-1 in overtime. Chad Kolarik scored the game winner.

Record: For WBS: 29-23-2-1 (61 pts., 3rd place East Division) For HER: 25-21-3-5 (58 pts., 4th place East Division)

Why you should care: A number of reasons: 1) the last two games against the Bears have ended in overtime game winners for the Penguins, leaving the Bears upset at what they called excessive celebrations 2) the Bears have a game in hand on the Pens, and if they take a regulation win they are just a point behind Wilkes-Barre with a game in hand still 3) Penguins have struggled at home against East Division opponents, can they beat their biggest rival?

Referee(s): Trevor Hanson

Linesmen: Bob Goodman / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @TheHersheyBears

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /TheHersheyBears

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @timleone

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / HER: Scott Stuccio @ScottStuccio

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @SweetestHockey

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Hershey: 1460 The Ticket 

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Welsh Heritage Night / Dollar Beer Night

Other Game to Watch: Keeping tabs on Worcester at Providence tonight, two teams in the thick of the playoff race with the Penguins in the middle of this battle.

Next Five Games: ALB 3/2, @ PRO 3/8, @ POR 3/9, @ MCH 3/10, @ WOR 3/13