Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: @ Syracuse 3/21

Away Game: 31

AHL Game: 943

Who: Syracuse Crunch

Where: Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter

When: 7:00 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Last Saturday at home vs. Norfolk, the Pens won 4-0. Peter Mannino had a 12 save shutout. For Syracuse, the Crunch were in Albany and were shutout 3-0.

Last Meeting: February 28 in Syracuse, the Pens were shutout by the Crunch 4-0.

Record: For WBS: 34-20-3-5 (76 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For SYR: 24-27-4-6 (58 pts., 5th place East Division)

Why you should care: Did you know? The last time the Penguins skated away from a contest with no points was February 28 in Syracuse when they were shutout, which happens to be where the last time these teams met? If the Penguins underestimate the Crunch, it will happen again.

Referee(s): T.J. Luxmore

Linesmen: Chris Woodworth / Justin Prusack

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: Binghamton opens a two game set in Norfolk against the Admirals this weekend. These games are going to be on the Penguins radar.

Next Five Games: UTI 3/22, @ ALB 3/23*, PRO 3/26, @ NOR 3/28, @ NOR 3/29

* – game played in Atlantic City, NJ

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