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Away Game: 29

AHL Game: 878

Who: Manchester Monarchs

Where: Verizon Wireless Arena

When: 5:00 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night in Portland, the Pens won 4-3 in overtime. Chad Kolarik scored to game winner. For Manchester, they were in Portland on Friday and won in overtime 4-3 also. Stefan Legein scored the overtime game winner in that contest.

Last Meeting: February 1 in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens won 4-1. Four different Penguins found the goal column. Ex-Monarch Jeff Zatkoff made 21 saves in the win.

Record: For WBS: 31-25-2-1 (65 pts., 3rd place East Division) For MCH: 28-24-3-3 (62 pts., 3rd place Atlantic Division)

Why you should care: This one is easy. The Monarchs are nipping at the Penguins heels in the conference. With a win, the Pens can put some distance on the Monarchs and the rest of the field at the eight seed and lower for the final playoff spot.

Referee(s): Jean Hebert / Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Jeremy Lovett / Brian McDonald

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @MonarchsHockey

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /MonarchsHockey

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @timleone

Broadcasters: WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / MCH: Ken Cail

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep 

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For MCH: Monarchs Webcast

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: I want to go out of the conference here. Houston travels to Charlotte in a game that has the four seed in the West (Houston) squaring off against the five seed. (Charlotte)

Next Five Games: @ WOR 3/13, @ WOR 3/15, @ POR 3/16, @ SYR 3/20, NOR 3/23