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Home Game: 15

AHL Game: 424

Who: Syracuse Crunch

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza

When: 7:05 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Last night at home, the Pens lost 4-1. Nick Drazenovic scored the only goal for Wilkes-Barre on a penalty shot in the third. For Syracuse, the Crunch lost 5-2 to the Binghamton Senators at home. Cedric Paquette and Brett Connolly bot had a goal and an assist in the loss.

Last Meeting: November 15 in Syracuse, the Penguins won 5-3. Brian Gibbons and Simon Despres both registered three point nights (1-2-3) for Wilkes-Barre.

Record: For WBS: 16-8-1-2 (35 pts., 1st place East Division) — For SYR: 12-11-1-3 (28 pts., 4th place East Division)

Why you should care: The Penguins and Crunch are currently in the same boat with call-ups and injuries to their respective parent clubs. These two teams are mirror images of one another so this will be a good test for both.

Referee(s): Tom Chmielewski

Linesmen: Matt McNulty / Jud Ritter

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @WBSGameDay / @SyracuseCrunch

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /syracusecrunch

Instagram: wbspenguins / officialsyracusecrunch

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @PSCrunchHockey

Broadcasters: For WBS: Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For SYR: Dan D’Uva @Dan_DUva

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @Allovimo

Radio: For WBS: Sports Hub 102.3 / For Syracuse: ESPN Radio 1200 AM

Television: AHL Live / MyNetworkTV (in Wilkes-Barre area)

Promotion(s): Chip Clip (first 5,000 fans)

Other Game to Watch: Albany, who have scoffed 5.1 goals / game during their six game win streak, are in Binghamton tonight facing off against the Senators, who just halted a seven game long streak last night in Syracuse.

Next Five Games: NOR 12/27, @ HER 12/28, SYR 12/31, @ HFD 1/3, MCH 1/4