Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: @ Syracuse 2/28

Away Game: 26

AHL Game: 821

Who: Syracuse Crunch

Where: Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter

When: 7:00 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Tuesday at home vs. Hershey, the Penguins finally ended their six game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Bears. Spencer Machacek scored two goal for the Pens in the win. For Syracuse, Sunday they “hosted” Hershey in Washington, D.C. at the AHL Showcase and beat the Bears 5-2. Richard Panik had a goal and three assists in the win for the Crunch.

Last Meeting: January 29 in Wilkes-Barre, Eric Hartzell had a 20 save shutout and the Penguins shutout the Crunch 4-0.

Record: For WBS: 29-19-3-4 (65 pts., 3rd place East Division) — For SYR: 20-23-4-5 (49 pts., 5th place East Division)

Why you should care: Penguins will look for a winning streak in Syracuse tonight as the Crunch look to extend theirs, after shutting down the Bears this past weekend.

Referee(s): Jamie Koharski / Terry Koharski

Linesmen: Tim Kotyra / Andy Petrus

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

Other Game to Watch: The Bridgeport Sound Tigers are ascending up the Eastern Conference ladder. They will be in Providence tonight.

Next Five Games: @ ALB 3/1*, @ UTI 3/7, @ HAM 3/8, @ TOR 3/9, HAM 3/14

* – game played at Atlantic City, NJ

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