Chirps from Center Ice

A fan blog about the AHL's Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins

GAMEDAY: vs. Albany 4/6

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Home Game: 34

AHL Game: 1041

Who: Albany Devils

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night in Adirondack, the Pens won in overtime 3-2. Alex Grant scored the overtime game winner. For Albany, they hosted the Providence Bruins and lost 4-1. Jon Merill scored the only goal for the Devils in the loss.

Last Meeting: March 2 in Wilkes-Barre, the Pens won in a shootout 2-1. Adam Payerl was named first star of the game with the game winning shootout goal.

Record: For WBS: 38-28-2-2 (80 pts., 3rd place East Division) For ALB: 29-27-1-11 (70 pts., 3rd place Northeast Division)

Why you should care: Penguins continue the weekend three in three against what should be a sellout crowd tonight. They need another strong start and a 60 minute finish to snuff out the Devils tonight. If they can do this, they will be assured a playoff berth in days, not weeks.

Referee(s): Dave Lewis / Jon McIsaac

Linesmen: Bob Fyrer / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @AlbanyDevils

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /albanydevils

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @Pete_Dougherty and @Bill_Cain_

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For ALB: Josh Heller @Josh_Heller

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @trace_1114

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Albany: 104.5 The Team

Television: AHL Live

Promotion(s): Girl Scout Night – Bobblehead #2 presented by Dodge (first 5,000 fans)

Other Game to Watch: Two games. Keep an eye on Syracuse at Hershey and Binghamton at Norfolk. With a Bears and Admirals win the Pens can, with a win of their own, get to within five points of the division lead.

Next Five Games: HER 4/7, @ STJ 3/13, @ STJ 3/14, WOR 3/19, MCH 3/20

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