Chirps from Center Ice

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

GAMEDAY: @ Syracuse 4/11

Away Game: 36

AHL Game: 1075

Who: Syracuse Crunch

Where: Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter

When: 7:00 p.m.

Media Kit

Last Game: Sunday in Binghamton, the Pens lost 6-2. Spencer Machacek scored both goals. For Syracuse, the Crunch beat the Utica Comets in overtime, 6-5 in stunning, thrilling fashion. Jonathan Marchessault scored two shorthanded goals in :15 in the final two minutes of regulation.

Last Meeting: March 21 in Syracuse, the Pens shutout the Crunch 2-0. Peter Mannino had a 16 save shutout.

Record: For WBS: 40-23-3-5 (88 pts., 2nd place East Division) — For SYR: 29-30-4-7 (69 pts., 5th place East Division)

Why you should care: Penguins can clinch playoffs this weekend. Another strong performance in Syracuse should get them one step closer.

Referee(s): Trevor Hanson / Jean-Philippe Sylvain

Linesmen: John Everett / Francis Trempe

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: 103.1 WILK-FM  / For Syracuse: ESPN Radio 1200 AM

Television: AHL Live

Other Game to Watch: Two of them. A Penguins win puts them in playoffs. But, they need help. Hershey and Norfolk have to lose in regulation. The Bears are in Binghamton and Norfolk is in Providence. Keep tabs on them tonight.

Remaining Games: BNG 4/12, TOR 4/13, @ BNG 4/18, @ UTI 4/19

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